Bir Sarkarਬੀੜ ਸਰਕਰ

Where is Bir Sarkar?

Bir Sarkar is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghall Khurd community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034536, and it covers 95 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 110 people in Bir Sarkar: 59 men and 51 women, living in 20 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 95 hectares, the population density works out to about 116 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 864 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 18, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.67 per cent and women at 77.27 per cent. The census recorded 33 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 33 main workers, the largest group, 30, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bir Sarkar's land. Of the village's 95 hectares, 89 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (88 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 30 cultivators and 1 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bir Sarkar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kaluwala, Aliwala, Sudh Singhwala and Kamalwala Khurd.

What is the population of Bir Sarkar?

The population of Bir Sarkar was 110 at the 2011 census, living in 20 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Bir Sarkar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bir Sarkar has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.