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About Bir Sobhuwal Village

Bir Sobhuwal is a small village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 46 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 739 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bir Sobhuwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bir Sobhuwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144522
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 46
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 739
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bir Sobhuwal compares

By the 2011 count Bir Sobhuwal is the 164th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Bir Sobhuwal

Bir Sobhuwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bir Sobhuwal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sobhuwal from other places

Bir Sobhuwal lies about 44 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rupnagar, about 6.4 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 Sobhuwal
Nearest town Ropar 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Rupnagar 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 21 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 44 km

Villages closest to Bir Sobhuwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bir Sobhuwal village had a population of 80. That makes it the 164th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Bir Sobhuwal village has 46 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bir Sobhuwal has about 739 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Bir Sobhuwal is 144522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bir Sobhuwal covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bir Sobhuwal falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bir Sobhuwal is Rupnagar, about 6.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bir Sobhuwal.

Bir Sobhuwal is about 44 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bir Sobhuwal is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Ropar is about 5.7 km away. Rupnagar is about 6.4 km away. Balachaur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagatpur (5.0 km), Jatpur (5.0 km) and Asron (5.6 km).

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

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