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About Bakhatpur Village

Bakhatpur is a small village in Dhar Kalan tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 101, made up of 53 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhatpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dhar Kalan
Pincode 145022
Area (hectares) 59 hectares
Population 101
Male Population 53
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakhatpur compares

By the 2011 count Bakhatpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Bakhatpur

Bakhatpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakhatpur as Available within 5 - 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 Bakhatpur from other places

Bakhatpur lies about 61 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 14 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 Bakhatpur
Tehsil headquarters Dhar Kalan 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 14 km
Nearest town Mamun 22 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 61 km

Villages closest to Bakhatpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhar Kalan 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 Bakhatpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhatpur village had a population of 101. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents.

Bakhatpur village has 53 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhatpur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Bakhatpur is 145022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhatpur covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bakhatpur falls under Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bakhatpur is Nurpur Road, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bakhatpur.

Bakhatpur is about 61 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhatpur is in Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dhar Kalan is about 8.8 km away. Nurpur Road is about 14 km away. Mamun 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 Lanjera (1.7 km), Dunera (4.9 km) and Nalloh (6.1 km).

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

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