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About Kaharpur Village

Kaharpur is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 957, made up of 481 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaharpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146102
Area (hectares) 265 hectares
Population 957
Male Population 481
Female Population 476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kaharpur compares

By the 2011 count Kaharpur is the 128th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 265 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Kaharpur

The census records public bus service for Kaharpur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaharpur from other places

Kaharpur lies about 23 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 5.7 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 Kaharpur
Nearest railway station Mahngarwal Doaba 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 19 km
Nearest town Banga 22 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 23 km

Villages closest to Kaharpur

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 Kaharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaharpur village had a population of 957. That makes it the 128th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Kaharpur village has 481 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaharpur has about 990 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 Kaharpur is 146102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaharpur covers 265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaharpur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kaharpur is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Kaharpur is about 23 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaharpur is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mahngarwal Doaba is about 5.7 km away. Garhshankar is about 19 km away. Banga is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghamiala (under 2 km), Haluwal (under 2 km) and Kaindowal (under 2 km).

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

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