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About Maujopur Village

Maujopur is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 180 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maujopur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maujopur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144527
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 341
Male Population 180
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maujopur compares

By the 2011 count Maujopur is the 239th 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 81 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Maujopur

Maujopur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maujopur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maujopur from other places

Maujopur lies about 48 km from Hoshiarpur. 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 Maujopur
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 8.6 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 13 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 48 km

Villages closest to Maujopur

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 Maujopur

As per the Census of India 2011, Maujopur village had a population of 341. That makes it the 239th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Maujopur village has 180 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maujopur has about 894 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 Maujopur is 144527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maujopur covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maujopur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Maujopur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Maujopur.

Maujopur is about 48 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maujopur is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garhshankar is about 8.6 km away. Nawanshahr is about 13 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kukar Majara (under 2 km), Ror Majara (under 2 km) and Nangal (2.2 km).

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

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