Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Birsarkar Birsarkar is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code 144522. The 2011 Census counted 186 people in 38 households, the 158th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 186 people (2011) - 38 households - 76.1% literacy - 144522 PIN code ## Birsarkar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Birsarkar is 144522. Birsarkar falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code 144522 - Gram panchayat Jamitgarh - Community development block Balachaur - Census village code 032395 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Birsarkar from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ) 36 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Birsarkar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Birsarkar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Raipur - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Paniali - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Rupnagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Rupnagar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Birsarkar known for? The main crops are wheat. About 90% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Birsarkar Of every 100 households in Birsarkar in 2011, 89 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Birsarkar · ■ Balachaur rural average - Electricity for lighting 89% 97% - Toilet within the home 35% 50% - No toilet (open defecation) 65% 49% - Tap water 3% 65% - Drinking water within premises 92% 79% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 19% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 81% 60% - Use banking services 68% 75% - Television 62% 78% - Mobile phone 92% 77% - Computer with internet 3% 2% - Two-wheeler 43% 48% - Car / jeep / van 11% 8% - None of these assets 0% 5% - Own their home 92% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Birsarkar? ■ Birsarkar · ■ Balachaur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.1% 76.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 755 935 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 438 861 - Working population 32.3% 35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 64.4% for women. 51% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 20 (33%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (10%) · ■ Other work 25 (42%) · ■ Marginal 9 (15%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Balachaur - Bela Tajowal 216 people - Kamalpur 213 people - Paragpur 206 people - Dharampur 203 people - Dugri 182 people - Mehndipur 180 people - Kohar 178 people - Aima 172 people All 184 villages in Balachaur ## Other places named Birsarkar - Bir Sarkar · Village, Firozpur, Firozpur · 110 people - Bir Sarkar · Village, Zira, Firozpur · 45 people - Bir Sarkar · Village, Kosli, Rewari · 3 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Birsarkar? 144522 - How far is Birsarkar from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar? 36 km by road - What is the population of Birsarkar? 186 (Census 2011) - Which district is Birsarkar in? Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Birsarkar? 76.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/birsarkar/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.