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About Maqsudpur Village

Maqsudpur is a large village in Bhulath tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,717, made up of 1,335 males and 1,382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 570 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144619, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maqsudpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maqsudpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Bhulath
Pincode 144619
Area (hectares) 570 hectares
Population 2,717
Male Population 1,335
Female Population 1,382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maqsudpur compares

By the 2011 count Maqsudpur is the 5th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 570 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Maqsudpur

Maqsudpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maqsudpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maqsudpur from other places

Maqsudpur lies about 24 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Ramidi, about 14 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 Maqsudpur
Nearest railway station Ramidi 14 km
Nearest town Kartārpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhulath 24 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 24 km

Villages closest to Maqsudpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maqsudpur village had a population of 2,717. That makes it the 5th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Maqsudpur village has 1,335 males and 1,382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maqsudpur has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Maqsudpur is 144619. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maqsudpur covers 570 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maqsudpur falls under Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Maqsudpur is Ramidi, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maqsudpur.

Maqsudpur is about 24 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maqsudpur is in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district. Ramidi is about 14 km away. Kartārpur is about 16 km away. Bhulath is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talwandi Koka (1.6 km), Khalil (1.7 km) and Rawan (2.0 km).

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

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