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About Gajipur Village

Gajipur is a small village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 252 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144626, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajipur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Sultanpur Lodhi
Pincode 144626
Area (hectares) 225 hectares
Population 498
Male Population 252
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gajipur compares

By the 2011 count Gajipur is the 76th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 225 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Gajipur

The census records public bus service for Gajipur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gajipur from other places

Gajipur lies about 33 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Vain Puin, about 1.6 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 Gajipur
Nearest railway station Vain Puin 1.6 km
Nearest town Tarn Taran 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sultanpur Lodhi 26 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 33 km

Villages closest to Gajipur

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 Gajipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajipur village had a population of 498. That makes it the 76th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Gajipur village has 252 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajipur has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Gajipur is 144626. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajipur covers 225 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gajipur is Vain Puin, about 1.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gajipur.

Gajipur is about 33 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajipur is in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district. Vain Puin is about 1.6 km away. Tarn Taran is about 11 km away. Sultanpur Lodhi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sujo Kalia (8.2 km), Jeorgepur Urf Merry Pur (9.7 km) and Amritpur (13 km).

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

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