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About Bara Sidhpur Village

Bara Sidhpur is a small village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 399, made up of 205 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Sidhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Sidhpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144040
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 399
Male Population 205
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bara Sidhpur compares

By the 2011 count Bara Sidhpur is the 119th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Bara Sidhpur

The census records public bus service for Bara Sidhpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Sidhpur from other places

Bara Sidhpur lies about 28 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Gahandran, about 1.8 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 Bara Sidhpur
Nearest railway station Gahandran 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 6.8 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 28 km

Villages closest to Bara Sidhpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nakodar 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 Bara Sidhpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Sidhpur village had a population of 399. That makes it the 119th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Bara Sidhpur village has 205 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Sidhpur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Bara Sidhpur is 144040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Sidhpur covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Sidhpur falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bara Sidhpur is Gahandran, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bara Sidhpur.

Bara Sidhpur is about 28 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Sidhpur is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Gahandran is about 1.8 km away. Nakodar is about 6.8 km away. Jalandhar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alewali (under 2 km), Bhodipur (under 2 km) and Gandhran (2.1 km).

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

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