About Kaunterpur Village

Kaunterpur is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,821, made up of 935 males and 886 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 567 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaunterpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaunterpur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Pathankot
Pincode	145101
Area (hectares)	567 hectares
Population	1,821
Male Population	935
Female Population	886
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaunterpur compares

By the 2011 count Kaunterpur is the 43rd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 567 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Kaunterpur

Kaunterpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaunterpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaunterpur from other places

Kaunterpur lies about 24 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ghiala, about 3.2 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 Kaunterpur
Nearest railway station	Ghiala	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathankot	13 km
Nearest town	Pathānkot	13 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	24 km

Villages closest to Kaunterpur

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

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Common questions about Kaunterpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaunterpur village had a population of 1,821. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Kaunterpur village has 935 males and 886 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaunterpur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Kaunterpur is 145101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaunterpur covers 567 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaunterpur falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kaunterpur is Ghiala, about 3.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kaunterpur.

Kaunterpur is about 24 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaunterpur is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Ghiala is about 3.2 km away. Pathankot is about 13 km away. Pathānkot is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.