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About Khanpur Village

Khanpur is a mid sized village in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,110, made up of 585 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Fatehgarh Sahib
Pincode 140406
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 1,110
Male Population 585
Female Population 525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khanpur compares

By the 2011 count Khanpur is the 36th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 851 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 7.1 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 886.

Getting to Khanpur

Khanpur 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 Khanpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Khanpur from other places

Khanpur lies about 35 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Jassowal, about 6.8 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 Khanpur
Nearest town Gil 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Jassowal 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 35 km

Villages closest to Khanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fatehgarh Sahib 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 Khanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanpur village had a population of 1,110. That makes it the 36th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 851 residents.

Khanpur village has 585 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanpur 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 886.

The pincode recorded for Khanpur is 140406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanpur covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khanpur falls under Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Khanpur is Jassowal, about 6.8 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 km distance for Khanpur.

Khanpur is about 35 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanpur is in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Gil is about 6.5 km away. Jassowal is about 6.8 km away. Fatehgarh Sahib is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhamarsi Buland (3.8 km), Bulebas Alias Mukandpura (3.8 km) and Bhua Kheri (9.0 km).

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

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