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About Boparai Village

Boparai is a large village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,507, made up of 1,763 males and 1,744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 663 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144630, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Boparai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boparai village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144630
Area (hectares) 663 hectares
Population 3,507
Male Population 1,763
Female Population 1,744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Boparai compares

By the 2011 count Boparai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 663 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Boparai

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

Boparai lies about 19 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Shankar, about 3.9 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 Boparai
Nearest railway station Shankar 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 5.9 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 19 km

Villages closest to Boparai

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 Boparai

As per the Census of India 2011, Boparai village had a population of 3,507. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Boparai village has 1,763 males and 1,744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boparai has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Boparai is 144630. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boparai covers 663 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Boparai falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Boparai is Shankar, about 3.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Boparai.

Boparai 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.

Boparai is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Shankar is about 3.9 km away. Nakodar is about 5.9 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 Gohir (under 2 km), Dherian (1.6 km) and Sianiwal (1.9 km).

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

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