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About Depur Village

Depur is one of the larger villages in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,189, made up of 2,641 males and 2,548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 566 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Depur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Depur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144222
Area (hectares) 566 hectares
Population 5,189
Male Population 2,641
Female Population 2,548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Depur compares

By the 2011 count Depur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 566 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Depur

Depur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Depur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Depur from other places

Depur lies about 46 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghaunspur, about 16 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 Depur
Nearest town Talwāra 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Ghaunspur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 17 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 46 km

Villages closest to Depur

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 Depur

As per the Census of India 2011, Depur village had a population of 5,189. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Depur village has 2,641 males and 2,548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Depur has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Depur is 144222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Depur covers 566 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Depur falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Depur is Ghaunspur, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Depur.

Depur 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.

Depur is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Talwāra is about 8.9 km away. Ghaunspur is about 16 km away. Mukerian is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Repur (under 2 km), Badala (under 2 km) and Narnaul (under 2 km).

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

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