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About Rupowal Village

Rupowal is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 591, made up of 305 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rupowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rupowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146108
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 591
Male Population 305
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rupowal compares

By the 2011 count Rupowal is the 195th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Rupowal

Rupowal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rupowal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rupowal from other places

Rupowal lies about 21 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Saila Khurd, about 15 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 Rupowal
Nearest railway station Saila Khurd 15 km
Nearest town Banga 18 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 24 km

Villages closest to Rupowal

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 Rupowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Rupowal village had a population of 591. That makes it the 195th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Rupowal village has 305 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rupowal has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Rupowal is 146108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rupowal covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rupowal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rupowal is Saila Khurd, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Rupowal.

Rupowal is about 21 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rupowal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Saila Khurd is about 15 km away. Banga is about 18 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gondian (under 2 km), Badhel (under 2 km) and Rahalli (under 2 km).

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

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