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About Najarpur Village

Najarpur is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 77 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Najarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Najarpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144532
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 157
Male Population 77
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Najarpur compares

By the 2011 count Najarpur is the 271st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Najarpur

Najarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Najarpur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Najarpur from other places

Najarpur lies about 49 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Alachor, about 4.3 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 Najarpur
Nearest railway station Alachor 4.3 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 7.5 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 49 km

Villages closest to Najarpur

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 Najarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Najarpur village had a population of 157. That makes it the 271st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Najarpur village has 77 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Najarpur has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Najarpur is 144532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Najarpur covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Najarpur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Najarpur is Alachor, about 4.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Najarpur.

Najarpur is about 49 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Najarpur is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Alachor is about 4.3 km away. Nawanshahr is about 5.8 km away. Garhshankar is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simbli (under 2 km), Chak Singha (under 2 km) and Chak Guru (under 2 km).

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

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