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About Saharanpur Village

Saharanpur is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 865, made up of 444 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143535, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saharanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saharanpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 143535
Area (hectares) 122 hectares
Population 865
Male Population 444
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saharanpur compares

By the 2011 count Saharanpur is the 148th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Saharanpur

Saharanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saharanpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Saharanpur from other places

Saharanpur lies about 17 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Parmanand, about 8.6 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 Saharanpur
Nearest railway station Parmanand 8.6 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 8.8 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 25 km

Villages closest to Saharanpur

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 Saharanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Saharanpur village had a population of 865. That makes it the 148th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Saharanpur village has 444 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saharanpur 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 Saharanpur is 143535. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saharanpur covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saharanpur falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Saharanpur is Parmanand, about 8.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Saharanpur.

Saharanpur is about 17 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saharanpur is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Parmanand is about 8.6 km away. Dīnānagar is about 8.8 km away. Gurdaspur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taharpur (under 2 km), Jogar (under 2 km) and Rajpur Rajputan (under 2 km).

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

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