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About Bir Raoke Village

Bir Raoke is a large village in Nihal Singhwala tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,427, made up of 1,259 males and 1,168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 826.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bir Raoke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bir Raoke village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Moga
Tehsil Nihal Singhwala
Pincode 142037
Area (hectares) 826.8 hectares
Population 2,427
Male Population 1,259
Female Population 1,168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bir Raoke compares

By the 2011 count Bir Raoke is the 26th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents. Its 826.8 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Bir Raoke

Bir Raoke is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bir Raoke 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 Bir Raoke from other places

Bir Raoke lies about 23 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Ajitwal, about 20 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 Raoke
Tehsil headquarters Nihal Singhwala 5.9 km
Nearest town Bagha Purana 19 km
Nearest railway station Ajitwal 20 km
District headquarters Moga 23 km

Villages closest to Bir Raoke

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nihal Singhwala 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 Raoke

As per the Census of India 2011, Bir Raoke village had a population of 2,427. That makes it the 26th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents.

Bir Raoke village has 1,259 males and 1,168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bir Raoke has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Bir Raoke is 142037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bir Raoke covers 826.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bir Raoke falls under Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bir Raoke is Ajitwal, about 20 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 Bir Raoke.

Bir Raoke is about 23 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bir Raoke is in Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district. Nihal Singhwala is about 5.9 km away. Bagha Purana is about 19 km away. Ajitwal is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bir Badhni (2.0 km), Ransin Khurd (2.8 km) and Nangal (3.3 km).

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

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