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About Rasulpur Village

Rasulpur is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 397 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rasulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasulpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146108
Area (hectares) 101 hectares
Population 725
Male Population 397
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
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 Rasulpur compares

By the 2011 count Rasulpur is the 171st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Rasulpur

The census records public bus service for Rasulpur 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 Rasulpur from other places

Rasulpur lies about 46 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Alachor, about under 2 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 Rasulpur
Nearest railway station Alachor under 2 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 5.4 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 46 km

Villages closest to Rasulpur

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 Rasulpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasulpur village had a population of 725. That makes it the 171st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Rasulpur village has 397 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasulpur has about 826 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 Rasulpur is 146108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rasulpur covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rasulpur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rasulpur is Alachor, about under 2 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 Rasulpur.

Rasulpur is about 46 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rasulpur is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Alachor is about under 2 km away. Nawanshahr is about 5.1 km away. Garhshankar is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basiala (under 2 km), Bakapur Guru (under 2 km) and Dogarpur (under 2 km).

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

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