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About Barapur Village

Barapur is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 901, made up of 479 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barapur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144523
Area (hectares) 288 hectares
Population 901
Male Population 479
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barapur compares

By the 2011 count Barapur is the 138th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 288 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Barapur

Barapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barapur from other places

Barapur lies about 45 km from Hoshiarpur. 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 Barapur
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 7.9 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 16 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 45 km

Villages closest to Barapur

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 Barapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Barapur village had a population of 901. That makes it the 138th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Barapur village has 479 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barapur has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Barapur is 144523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barapur covers 288 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barapur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Barapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barapur.

Barapur 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.

Barapur is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garhshankar is about 7.9 km away. Nawanshahr is about 16 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Rautan (2.2 km), Kunail (2.4 km) and Shahpur (3.1 km).

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

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