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About Safdarpur Village

Safdarpur is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,955, made up of 964 males and 991 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Safdarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Safdarpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 340 hectares
Population 1,955
Male Population 964
Female Population 991
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Safdarpur compares

By the 2011 count Safdarpur is the 26th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 340 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Safdarpur

Safdarpur 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 Safdarpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Safdarpur from other places

Safdarpur lies about 41 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Garna Sahib, about 6.0 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 Safdarpur
Nearest railway station Garna Sahib 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 6.8 km
Nearest town Dasūya 6.8 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 41 km

Villages closest to Safdarpur

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 Safdarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Safdarpur village had a population of 1,955. That makes it the 26th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Safdarpur village has 964 males and 991 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Safdarpur has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Safdarpur is 144205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Safdarpur covers 340 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Safdarpur falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Safdarpur is Garna Sahib, about 6.0 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 - 10 km distance for Safdarpur.

Safdarpur is about 41 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Safdarpur is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garna Sahib is about 6.0 km away. Dasua is about 6.8 km away. Dasūya is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhuchhan (under 2 km), Aki Tunda (under 2 km) and Kherabad (under 2 km).

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

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