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About Boparai Kalan Village

Boparai Kalan is a large village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,731, made up of 1,946 males and 1,785 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1012 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Boparai Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Boparai Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Jagraon
Pincode 141422
Area (hectares) 1012 hectares
Population 3,731
Male Population 1,946
Female Population 1,785
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Boparai Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Boparai Kalan is the 26th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 1012 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Boparai Kalan

Boparai Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Boparai Kalan 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Boparai Kalan from other places

Boparai Kalan lies about 24 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Dhat, about 2.7 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Dhat 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagraon 15 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 24 km

Villages closest to Boparai Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Boparai Kalan village had a population of 3,731. That makes it the 26th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Boparai Kalan village has 1,946 males and 1,785 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Boparai Kalan has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Boparai Kalan is 141422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Boparai Kalan covers 1012 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Boparai Kalan falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Boparai Kalan is Dhat, about 2.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Boparai Kalan.

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

Boparai Kalan is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Dhat is about 2.7 km away. Jagraon is about 15 km away. Ludhiana 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 Jassowal (3.3 km), Sheikhupura (3.5 km) and Kular (4.5 km).

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

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