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About Khushalpur Village

Khushalpur is a mid sized village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 927, made up of 488 males and 439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khushalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khushalpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143604
Area (hectares) 105 hectares
Population 927
Male Population 488
Female Population 439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khushalpur compares

By the 2011 count Khushalpur is the 50th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Khushalpur

The census records public bus service for Khushalpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khushalpur from other places

Khushalpur lies about 26 km from Gurdaspur. 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 Khushalpur
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 13 km
Nearest town Dhāriwāl 17 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 26 km

Villages closest to Khushalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Khushalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Khushalpur village had a population of 927. That makes it the 50th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Khushalpur village has 488 males and 439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khushalpur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Khushalpur is 143604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khushalpur covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khushalpur falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The census record for Khushalpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Khushalpur.

Khushalpur is about 26 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khushalpur is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dera Baba Nanak is about 13 km away. Dhāriwāl is about 17 km away. Gurdaspur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arli Bhan (under 2 km), Rasulpur (under 2 km) and Basant Kot (under 2 km).

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

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