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About Bairsal Village

Bairsal 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 376, made up of 189 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bairsal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bairsal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144518
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 376
Male Population 189
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bairsal compares

By the 2011 count Bairsal is the 239th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Bairsal

Bairsal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bairsal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bairsal from other places

Bairsal lies about 12 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 5.3 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 Bairsal
Nearest railway station Rahon 5.3 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 12 km

Villages closest to Bairsal

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 Bairsal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bairsal village had a population of 376. That makes it the 239th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Bairsal village has 189 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bairsal has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Bairsal is 144518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bairsal covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bairsal is Rahon, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Bairsal is about 12 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.

Bairsal is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Rahon is about 5.3 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 12 km away. Nawanshahr is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratnana (under 2 km), Mirzapur (under 2 km) and Daryapur (under 2 km).

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

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