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About Shergarh Village

Shergarh is a mid sized village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,405, made up of 725 males and 680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shergarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shergarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Malerkotla
Pincode 148020
Area (hectares) 244 hectares
Population 1,405
Male Population 725
Female Population 680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shergarh compares

By the 2011 count Shergarh is the 70th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 244 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Shergarh

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

Shergarh lies about 47 km from Sangrur. 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 Khanna 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Malerkotla 25 km
District headquarters Sangrur 47 km

Villages closest to Shergarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malerkotla 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 1,405. That makes it the 70th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Shergarh village has 725 males and 680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shergarh has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Shergarh is 148020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shergarh covers 244 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shergarh falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The census record for Shergarh notes the nearest railway station 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 Shergarh.

Shergarh is about 47 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shergarh is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Khanna is about 16 km away. Malerkotla is about 25 km away. Sangrur is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahala (5.3 km), Phalaud Kalan (5.3 km) and Jabo Majra (7.2 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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