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About Dogarpur Village

Dogarpur is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 268 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dogarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dogarpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144527
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 268
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dogarpur compares

By the 2011 count Dogarpur is the 205th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 7.3 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 961.

Getting to Dogarpur

Dogarpur 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 Dogarpur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dogarpur from other places

Dogarpur lies about 45 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Alachor, about under 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 Dogarpur
Nearest railway station Alachor under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 4.1 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 6.3 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 45 km

Villages closest to Dogarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dogarpur village had a population of 535. That makes it the 205th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Dogarpur village has 268 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dogarpur has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Dogarpur is 144527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dogarpur covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dogarpur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dogarpur is Alachor, about under 2 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 village for Dogarpur.

Dogarpur is about 45 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dogarpur is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Alachor is about under 2 km away. Garhshankar is about 4.1 km away. Nawanshahr is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakapur Guru (under 2 km), Basiala (under 2 km) and Rasulpur (under 2 km).

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

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