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About Baupur Village

Baupur is a small village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 153, made up of 85 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144623, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baupur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144623
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 153
Male Population 85
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baupur compares

By the 2011 count Baupur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Baupur

Baupur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baupur as Available within 10+ 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 Baupur from other places

Baupur lies about 19 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Gahandran, 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 Baupur
Nearest railway station Gahandran 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 11 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 19 km

Villages closest to Baupur

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 Baupur

As per the Census of India 2011, Baupur village had a population of 153. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Baupur village has 85 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baupur has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Baupur is 144623. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baupur covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baupur falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Baupur is Gahandran, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baupur.

Baupur is about 19 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baupur is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Gahandran is about 11 km away. Nakodar is about 11 km away. Jalandhar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chuhar (under 2 km), Uggi (under 2 km) and Rahimpur (2.1 km).

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

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