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About Begampur Village

Begampur is a mid sized village in Gharaunda tehsil, in the district of Karnal, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,303, made up of 687 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 714 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 132114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Begampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Begampur village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Karnal
Tehsil Gharaunda
Pincode 132114
Area (hectares) 714 hectares
Population 1,303
Male Population 687
Female Population 616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Begampur compares

By the 2011 count Begampur is the 37th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,947 residents. Its 714 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Begampur

Begampur 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 Begampur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Begampur from other places

Begampur lies about 23 km from Karnal, and the nearest railway station is Kohand, about 5.8 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 Begampur
Nearest railway station Kohand 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Gharaunda 7.7 km
District headquarters Karnal 23 km

Villages closest to Begampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gharaunda 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 Begampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Begampur village had a population of 1,303. That makes it the 37th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,947 residents.

Begampur village has 687 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Begampur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Begampur is 132114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Begampur covers 714 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Begampur falls under Gharaunda tehsil of Karnal district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Begampur is Kohand, about 5.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Begampur.

Begampur is about 23 km from Karnal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Begampur is in Gharaunda tehsil of Karnal district. Kohand is about 5.8 km away. Gharaunda is about 7.7 km away. Karnal is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khora Kheri (4.0 km), Malakpur (5.1 km) and Malakpur Gadian (5.1 km).

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

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