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About Datarpur Village

Datarpur is a mid sized village in Gurdaspur tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 691, made up of 346 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Datarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Datarpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Gurdaspur
Pincode 143518
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 691
Male Population 346
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Datarpur compares

By the 2011 count Datarpur is the 309th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Datarpur

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

Datarpur lies about 26 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Qadian, about 12 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 Datarpur
Nearest railway station Qadian 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurdaspur 26 km

Villages closest to Datarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Datarpur village had a population of 691. That makes it the 309th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Datarpur village has 346 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Datarpur has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Datarpur is 143518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Datarpur covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Datarpur falls under Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Datarpur is Qadian, about 12 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 Datarpur.

Datarpur 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.

Datarpur is in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 12 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 Kotkhan Mohammad (under 2 km), Chochna (under 2 km) and Khojepur (under 2 km).

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

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