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About Bahopur Village

Bahopur is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 666, made up of 354 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahopur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahopur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144303
Area (hectares) 196.8 hectares
Population 666
Male Population 354
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
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 Bahopur compares

By the 2011 count Bahopur is the 132nd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 196.8 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 945.

Getting to Bahopur

Bahopur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bahopur 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 Bahopur from other places

Bahopur lies about 26 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bhogpur Sirwal, about under 2 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 Bahopur
Nearest railway station Bhogpur Sirwal under 2 km
Nearest town Urmar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 26 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 26 km

Villages closest to Bahopur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II 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 Bahopur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahopur village had a population of 666. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Bahopur village has 354 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahopur has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Bahopur is 144303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahopur covers 196.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahopur falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bahopur is Bhogpur Sirwal, about under 2 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 Bahopur.

Bahopur is about 26 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahopur is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bhogpur Sirwal is about under 2 km away. Urmar is about 14 km away. Jalandhar II is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moga (1.6 km), Laroya (1.7 km) and Dalla (2.1 km).

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

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