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About Hamirgarh Village

Hamirgarh is a large village in Moonak tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,148, made up of 1,663 males and 1,485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hamirgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hamirgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Moonak
Pincode 148033
Area (hectares) 1108 hectares
Population 3,148
Male Population 1,663
Female Population 1,485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hamirgarh compares

By the 2011 count Hamirgarh is the 10th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,218 residents. Its 1108 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 896.

Getting to Hamirgarh

Hamirgarh is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hamirgarh 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hamirgarh from other places

Hamirgarh lies about 45 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Jakhal Junction, about 12 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 Hamirgarh
Tehsil headquarters Moonak 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Jakhal Junction 12 km
Nearest town Tohāna 15 km
District headquarters Sangrur 45 km

Villages closest to Hamirgarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Moonak 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 Hamirgarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Hamirgarh village had a population of 3,148. That makes it the 10th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,218 residents.

Hamirgarh village has 1,663 males and 1,485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hamirgarh has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Hamirgarh is 148033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hamirgarh covers 1108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hamirgarh falls under Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Hamirgarh is Jakhal Junction, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Hamirgarh.

Hamirgarh is about 45 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hamirgarh is in Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district. Moonak is about 4.9 km away. Jakhal Junction is about 12 km away. Tohāna 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 Bhundar Bhaini (1.7 km), Salemgarh (2.0 km) and Bhathuwan (2.3 km).

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

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