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About Birsarkar Village

Birsarkar 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 186, made up of 106 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 755 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birsarkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birsarkar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144522
Area (hectares) 187 hectares
Population 186
Male Population 106
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 755
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Birsarkar compares

By the 2011 count Birsarkar is the 150th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 187 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 Birsarkar

Birsarkar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Birsarkar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bharthala, Bhedian, Bholewal and Bir Kathgarh. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Birsarkar

As per the Census of India 2011, Birsarkar village had a population of 186. That makes it the 150th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Birsarkar village has 106 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birsarkar has about 755 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 Birsarkar is 144522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birsarkar covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Birsarkar notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Birsarkar.

Birsarkar is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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