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About Kilpur Village

Kilpur is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,154, made up of 590 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145026
Area (hectares) 122 hectares
Population 1,154
Male Population 590
Female Population 564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kilpur compares

By the 2011 count Kilpur is the 99th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Kilpur

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

Kilpur lies about 26 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jakolari, 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 Kilpur
Nearest railway station Jakolari 14 km
Nearest town Kathua 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 23 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 26 km

Villages closest to Kilpur

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.

Common questions about Kilpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilpur village had a population of 1,154. That makes it the 99th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Kilpur village has 590 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilpur has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Kilpur is 145026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilpur covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kilpur falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kilpur is Jakolari, 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 Kilpur.

Kilpur 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.

Kilpur is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jakolari is about 14 km away. Kathua is about 15 km away. Pathankot is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatto Chak (under 2 km), Udipur Aima (under 2 km) and Ghazi Barwan (under 2 km).

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

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