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About Rupnagar Village

Rupnagar is a large village in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,266, made up of 1,711 males and 1,555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1098 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rupnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rupnagar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Fazilka
Pincode 152128
Area (hectares) 1098 hectares
Population 3,266
Male Population 1,711
Female Population 1,555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rupnagar compares

By the 2011 count Rupnagar is the 31st largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 1098 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Rupnagar

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

How far is Rupnagar from other places

Rupnagar lies about 99 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Bakayanwala, about 7.5 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 Rupnagar
Nearest railway station Bakayanwala 7.5 km
Nearest town Abohar 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Fazilka 22 km
District headquarters Firozpur 99 km

Villages closest to Rupnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rupnagar village had a population of 3,266. That makes it the 31st largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Rupnagar village has 1,711 males and 1,555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rupnagar has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Rupnagar is 152128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rupnagar covers 1098 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rupnagar falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rupnagar is Bakayanwala, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rupnagar.

Rupnagar is about 99 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rupnagar is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Bakayanwala is about 7.5 km away. Abohar is about 21 km away. Fazilka is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bareka (under 2 km), Jandwala Mira Sangla (2.8 km) and Lakhewali Mustal Qabul Shah (4.4 km).

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

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