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About Shergarh Village

Shergarh is a small village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 204, made up of 108 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144629, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shergarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shergarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144629
Area (hectares) 57.45 hectares
Population 204
Male Population 108
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shergarh compares

By the 2011 count Shergarh is the 156th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 57.45 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Shergarh

Shergarh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shergarh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 20 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Nakodar Junction, about 7.5 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 town Nakodar 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Nakodar Junction 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 16 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 20 km

Villages closest to Shergarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahkot 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 204. That makes it the 156th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Shergarh village has 108 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shergarh has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Shergarh is 144629. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shergarh covers 57.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shergarh falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shergarh is Nakodar Junction, about 7.5 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 km distance for Shergarh.

Shergarh is about 20 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shergarh is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Nakodar is about 5.9 km away. Nakodar Junction is about 7.5 km away. Shahkot is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandher (under 2 km), Heran (under 2 km) and Baupur (5.7 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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