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About Oharpur Village

Oharpur is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 678, made up of 354 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Oharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Oharpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144202
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 678
Male Population 354
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Oharpur compares

By the 2011 count Oharpur is the 152nd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Oharpur

Oharpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Oharpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Oharpur from other places

Oharpur lies about 61 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Vadala Granthin, about 8.4 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 Oharpur
Nearest town Qadian 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Vadala Granthin 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 31 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 61 km

Villages closest to Oharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Oharpur village had a population of 678. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Oharpur village has 354 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Oharpur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Oharpur is 144202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Oharpur covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Oharpur falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Oharpur is Vadala Granthin, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Oharpur.

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

Oharpur is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Qadian is about 7.9 km away. Vadala Granthin is about 8.4 km away. Dasua is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagaotipur (6.8 km), Rai Chak (13 km) and Gill (14 km).

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

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