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About Gujjarpur Village

Gujjarpur is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 736, made up of 369 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gujjarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gujjarpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 159 hectares
Population 736
Male Population 369
Female Population 367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
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 Gujjarpur compares

By the 2011 count Gujjarpur is the 167th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 Gujjarpur

Gujjarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gujjarpur 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 Gujjarpur from other places

Gujjarpur lies about 47 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Nawanshahr Daoba Junction, about 2.7 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 Gujjarpur
Nearest town Nawanshahr 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Nawanshahr Daoba Junction 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 8.3 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 47 km

Villages closest to Gujjarpur

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 Gujjarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gujjarpur village had a population of 736. That makes it the 167th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Gujjarpur village has 369 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gujjarpur has about 995 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 Gujjarpur is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gujjarpur covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gujjarpur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gujjarpur is Nawanshahr Daoba Junction, about 2.7 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 Gujjarpur.

Gujjarpur is about 47 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gujjarpur is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Nawanshahr is about 2.6 km away. Nawanshahr Daoba Junction is about 2.7 km away. Garhshankar is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasulpur (3.0 km), Alipur (3.1 km) and Basiala (3.4 km).

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

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