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About Begampur Village

Begampur is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 849, made up of 446 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Begampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Begampur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144037
Area (hectares) 284 hectares
Population 849
Male Population 446
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Begampur compares

By the 2011 count Begampur is the 132nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 284 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Begampur

Begampur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Begampur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Begampur from other places

Begampur lies about 32 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Partabpura, 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 Begampur
Nearest railway station Partabpura under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 8.1 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 32 km

Villages closest to Begampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phillaur 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 Begampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Begampur village had a population of 849. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Begampur village has 446 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Begampur has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Begampur is 144037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Begampur covers 284 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Begampur falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Begampur is Partabpura, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Begampur.

Begampur is about 32 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Begampur is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Partabpura is about under 2 km away. Phillaur is about 8.1 km away. Jalandhar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darapur (1.7 km), Kang Araian (1.9 km) and Partappura (2.1 km).

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

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