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About Bir Sarangwal Village

Bir Sarangwal is a small village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 31 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 677 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bir Sarangwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bir Sarangwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144501
Area (hectares) 469 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 31
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 677
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bir Sarangwal compares

By the 2011 count Bir Sarangwal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 469 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 975.

Getting to Bir Sarangwal

Bir Sarangwal 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 Bir Sarangwal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bir Sarangwal from other places

Bir Sarangwal lies about 23 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kultham Abdulla Shah, about 2.0 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 Sarangwal
Nearest railway station Kultham Abdulla Shah 2.0 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 7.0 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 28 km

Villages closest to Bir Sarangwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bir Sarangwal village had a population of 52. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Bir Sarangwal village has 31 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bir Sarangwal has about 677 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Bir Sarangwal is 144501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bir Sarangwal covers 469 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bir Sarangwal falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bir Sarangwal is Kultham Abdulla Shah, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bir Sarangwal.

Bir Sarangwal is about 23 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 Sarangwal is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Kultham Abdulla Shah is about 2.0 km away. Phagwāra is about 7.0 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 23 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 Theh (under 2 km), Burj Kandhari (under 2 km) and Muna (1.6 km).

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

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