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About Bhagtupur Village

Bhagtupur is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 832, made up of 436 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagtupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagtupur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144611
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 832
Male Population 436
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhagtupur compares

By the 2011 count Bhagtupur is the 146th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 961.

Getting to Bhagtupur

The census records public bus service for Bhagtupur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhagtupur from other places

Bhagtupur lies about 26 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Saila Khurd, about 11 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 Bhagtupur
Nearest railway station Saila Khurd 11 km
Nearest town Banga 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 20 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 26 km

Villages closest to Bhagtupur

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 Bhagtupur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagtupur village had a population of 832. That makes it the 146th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Bhagtupur village has 436 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagtupur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Bhagtupur is 144611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagtupur covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhagtupur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhagtupur is Saila Khurd, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Bhagtupur is about 26 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagtupur is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Saila Khurd is about 11 km away. Banga is about 13 km away. Garhshankar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nakdipur (under 2 km), Khabra (under 2 km) and Khararawal Bassi (1.6 km).

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

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