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About Baopur Village

Baopur is a small village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 418, made up of 223 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baopur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baopur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 418
Male Population 223
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baopur compares

By the 2011 count Baopur is the 224th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 995.

Getting to Baopur

Baopur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baopur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Baopur from other places

Baopur lies about 85 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Dina Nagar, about 11 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 Baopur
Nearest railway station Dina Nagar 11 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 32 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 85 km

Villages closest to Baopur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mukerian 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 Baopur

As per the Census of India 2011, Baopur village had a population of 418. That makes it the 224th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Baopur village has 223 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baopur has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Baopur is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baopur covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baopur falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Baopur is Dina Nagar, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baopur.

Baopur is about 85 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baopur is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Dina Nagar is about 11 km away. Dīnānagar is about 11 km away. Mukerian is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shekha Matta (4.6 km), Tung (9.5 km) and Bambowal (10.0 km).

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

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