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About Amirpur Village

Amirpur is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 610, made up of 286 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amirpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144213
Area (hectares) 143 hectares
Population 610
Male Population 286
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Amirpur compares

By the 2011 count Amirpur is the 170th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Amirpur

Amirpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amirpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Amirpur from other places

Amirpur lies about 54 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mukerian, about 5.6 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 Amirpur
Nearest railway station Mukerian 5.6 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 6.7 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 54 km

Villages closest to Amirpur

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 Amirpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Amirpur village had a population of 610. That makes it the 170th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Amirpur village has 286 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amirpur has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Amirpur is 144213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amirpur covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Amirpur falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Amirpur is Mukerian, about 5.6 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 village for Amirpur.

Amirpur is about 54 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amirpur is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mukerian is about 5.6 km away. Mukeriān is about 6.7 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirpur (under 2 km), Papin (under 2 km) and Bagrohi (under 2 km).

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

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