Bir Shersinghਬਿਰ ਸ਼ੇਰਸਿਂਘ

Where is Bir Shersingh?

Bir Shersingh is a village of Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Goraya, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phillaur community development block and is served by the Gura gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030195, and it covers 32 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 20 people in Bir Shersingh: 9 men and 11 women, living in 4 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 32 hectares, the population density works out to about 62 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1222 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1, about 5 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 20 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.42 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.67 per cent and women at 70 per cent. The census recorded 12 workers, about 60 per cent of the village. Of the 6 main workers, the largest group, 4, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 2 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bir Shersingh's land. Of the village's 32 hectares, 31 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (31 hectares). About 1 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. The census recorded no cultivators of their own land in the village, but 4 agricultural labourers, who work on farms in and around the village.

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 five to ten kilometres away. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

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 Shersingh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Goraya, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dholeta, Bara Pind, Johal (Phillaur) and Atta.

What is the population of Bir Shersingh?

The population of Bir Shersingh was 20 at the 2011 census, living in 4 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Bir Shersingh have?

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