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About Zahadpur Village

Zahadpur is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,450, made up of 780 males and 670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Zahadpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Zahadpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 315 hectares
Population 1,450
Male Population 780
Female Population 670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Zahadpur compares

By the 2011 count Zahadpur is the 115th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 315 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 Zahadpur

Zahadpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Zahadpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Zahadpur from other places

Zahadpur lies about 39 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Junction, about 10 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 Zahadpur
Tehsil headquarters Batala 9.0 km
Nearest town Batāla 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Batala Junction 10 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 39 km

Villages closest to Zahadpur

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 Zahadpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Zahadpur village had a population of 1,450. That makes it the 115th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Zahadpur village has 780 males and 670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Zahadpur has about 859 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 Zahadpur is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Zahadpur covers 315 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Zahadpur falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Zahadpur is Batala Junction, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Zahadpur.

Zahadpur 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.

Zahadpur is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala is about 9.0 km away. Batāla is about 9.0 km away. Batala Junction is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Zahidpur (under 2 km), Sheikhwan (under 2 km) and Kot Bakhta (1.9 km).

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

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