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About Bir Sahnewal Village

Bir Sahnewal is a small village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 468, made up of 229 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bir Sahnewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bir Sahnewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141120
Area (hectares) 173 hectares
Population 468
Male Population 229
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bir Sahnewal compares

By the 2011 count Bir Sahnewal is the 142nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Bir Sahnewal

The census records public bus service for Bir Sahnewal as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bir Sahnewal from other places

Bir Sahnewal lies about 15 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Sanehwal, about under 2 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 Bir Sahnewal
Nearest town Sānehwāl under 2 km
Nearest railway station Sanehwal under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 15 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 15 km

Villages closest to Bir Sahnewal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana East 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 Bir Sahnewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bir Sahnewal village had a population of 468. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Bir Sahnewal village has 229 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bir Sahnewal has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Bir Sahnewal is 141120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bir Sahnewal covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bir Sahnewal falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bir Sahnewal is Sanehwal, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bir Sahnewal.

Bir Sahnewal is about 15 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bir Sahnewal is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Sānehwāl is about under 2 km away. Sanehwal is about under 2 km away. Ludhiana East is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahnewal Khurd (1.6 km), Kotla (2.1 km) and Kanech (2.4 km).

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

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