About Smalsar Village

Smalsar is one of the larger villages in Bagha Purana tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,189, made up of 5,900 males and 5,289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2893 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142049, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Smalsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Smalsar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Moga
Tehsil	Bagha Purana
Pincode	142049
Area (hectares)	2893 hectares
Population	11,189
Male Population	5,900
Female Population	5,289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Smalsar compares

By the 2011 count Smalsar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents. Its 2893 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Smalsar

Smalsar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Smalsar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Smalsar from other places

Smalsar lies about 26 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Kot Kapura Junction, about 18 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 Smalsar
Tehsil headquarters	Bagha Purana	11 km
Nearest railway station	Kot Kapura Junction	18 km
District headquarters	Moga	26 km

Villages closest to Smalsar

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

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Common questions about Smalsar

As per the Census of India 2011, Smalsar village had a population of 11,189. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents.

Smalsar village has 5,900 males and 5,289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Smalsar has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Smalsar is 142049. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Smalsar covers 2893 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Smalsar falls under Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Smalsar is Kot Kapura Junction, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Smalsar.

Smalsar is about 26 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Smalsar is in Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district. Bagha Purana is about 11 km away. Kot Kapura Junction is about 18 km away. Moga is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.