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About Rupowali Village

Rupowali is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 988, made up of 534 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rupowali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rupowali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143513
Area (hectares) 260 hectares
Population 988
Male Population 534
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rupowali compares

By the 2011 count Rupowali is the 188th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Rupowali

Rupowali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rupowali 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 Rupowali from other places

Rupowali lies about 39 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Rattar Chattar, 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 Rupowali
Nearest railway station Rattar Chattar 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 23 km
Nearest town Batāla 23 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 39 km

Villages closest to Rupowali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rupowali village had a population of 988. That makes it the 188th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Rupowali village has 534 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rupowali has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Rupowali is 143513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rupowali covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rupowali falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rupowali is Rattar Chattar, about 6.8 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 Rupowali.

Rupowali is about 39 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rupowali is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Rattar Chattar is about 6.8 km away. Batala is about 23 km away. Batāla 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 Malukwali (under 2 km), Bhol (1.7 km) and Bhole Ke (1.7 km).

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

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