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About Bisla Village

Bisla is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,296, made up of 640 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bisla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bisla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144505
Area (hectares) 156 hectares
Population 1,296
Male Population 640
Female Population 656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bisla compares

By the 2011 count Bisla is the 92nd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 156 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Bisla

Bisla 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 Bisla 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bisla from other places

Bisla lies about 16 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Bahram, about 2.9 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 Bisla
Nearest railway station Bahram 2.9 km
Nearest town Banga 6.3 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 20 km

Villages closest to Bisla

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 Bisla

As per the Census of India 2011, Bisla village had a population of 1,296. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Bisla village has 640 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bisla has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Bisla is 144505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bisla covers 156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bisla is Bahram, about 2.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bisla.

Bisla is about 16 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.

Bisla is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Bahram is about 2.9 km away. Banga is about 6.3 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhander Kalan (under 2 km), Lalpur (under 2 km) and Mallah Sodhian (under 2 km).

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

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