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About Hajipur Village

Hajipur is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,827, made up of 929 males and 898 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 560 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hajipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hajipur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144528
Area (hectares) 560 hectares
Population 1,827
Male Population 929
Female Population 898
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hajipur compares

By the 2011 count Hajipur is the 39th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 560 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Hajipur

Hajipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hajipur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Hajipur from other places

Hajipur lies about 38 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Satnaur Badesron, about 4.1 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 Hajipur
Nearest railway station Satnaur Badesron 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 5.8 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 16 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 38 km

Villages closest to Hajipur

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 Hajipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hajipur village had a population of 1,827. That makes it the 39th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Hajipur village has 929 males and 898 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hajipur has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Hajipur is 144528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hajipur covers 560 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hajipur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Hajipur is Satnaur Badesron, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Hajipur is about 38 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hajipur is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Satnaur Badesron is about 4.1 km away. Garhshankar is about 5.8 km away. Nawanshahr is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birampur (2.6 km), Badowal (3.0 km) and Sadhowal (3.0 km).

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

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