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About Khijarpur Village

Khijarpur is a mid sized village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 620, made up of 334 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144628, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khijarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khijarpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Sultanpur Lodhi
Pincode 144628
Area (hectares) 291.83 hectares
Population 620
Male Population 334
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
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 Khijarpur compares

By the 2011 count Khijarpur is the 65th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 291.83 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Khijarpur

Khijarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khijarpur 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 Khijarpur from other places

Khijarpur lies about 23 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Govindwal Sahib, about 7.4 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 Khijarpur
Nearest railway station Govindwal Sahib 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sultanpur Lodhi 12 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 23 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 23 km

Villages closest to Khijarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sultanpur Lodhi 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 Khijarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Khijarpur village had a population of 620. That makes it the 65th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Khijarpur village has 334 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khijarpur has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Khijarpur is 144628. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khijarpur covers 291.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khijarpur falls under Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Khijarpur is Govindwal Sahib, about 7.4 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 Khijarpur.

Khijarpur is about 23 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khijarpur is in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district. Govindwal Sahib is about 7.4 km away. Sultanpur Lodhi is about 12 km away. Kapurthala is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Faridpur (2.6 km), Doda Sodagar (2.9 km) and Talwandi Chaudhrian (3.0 km).

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

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