About Varpal Village

Varpal is one of the larger villages in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,189, made up of 5,386 males and 4,803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1356 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Varpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Varpal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Amritsar II
Pincode	143001
Area (hectares)	1356 hectares
Population	10,189
Male Population	5,386
Female Population	4,803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Varpal compares

By the 2011 count Varpal is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 1356 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Varpal

Varpal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Varpal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Varpal from other places

Varpal lies about 9.2 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Gohlwar Varpal, about 2.8 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 Varpal
Nearest railway station	Gohlwar Varpal	2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amritsar II	9.2 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	9.2 km

Villages closest to Varpal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar II 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.

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Common questions about Varpal

As per the Census of India 2011, Varpal village had a population of 10,189. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Varpal village has 5,386 males and 4,803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Varpal has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Varpal is 143001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Varpal covers 1356 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Varpal falls under Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Varpal is Gohlwar Varpal, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Varpal.

Varpal is about 9.2 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Varpal is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Gohlwar Varpal is about 2.8 km away. Amritsar II is about 9.2 km away. Amritsar is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.