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About Shergarh Village

Shergarh is a large village in Hoshiarpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,639, made up of 1,361 males and 1,278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shergarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shergarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Hoshiarpur
Pincode 146001
Area (hectares) 462 hectares
Population 2,639
Male Population 1,361
Female Population 1,278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shergarh compares

By the 2011 count Shergarh is the 24th largest of the 387 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 462 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Shergarh

Shergarh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shergarh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shergarh from other places

Shergarh lies about 4.6 km from Hoshiārpur, and the nearest railway station is Hoshiarpur, about 3.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shergarh
Nearest railway station Hoshiarpur 3.6 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 4.6 km

Villages closest to Shergarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hoshiarpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Shergarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Shergarh village had a population of 2,639. That makes it the 24th largest of the 387 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Shergarh village has 1,361 males and 1,278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shergarh has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Shergarh is 146001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shergarh covers 462 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shergarh falls under Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shergarh is Hoshiarpur, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shergarh.

Shergarh is about 4.6 km from Hoshiārpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shergarh is in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Hoshiarpur is about 3.6 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhauni Kalan (under 2 km), Manjgarh (1.6 km) and Dholanwal (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shergarh today is likely to be higher.

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