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About Rupa Village

Rupa is a small village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 471, made up of 259 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 819 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rupa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rupa village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141412
Area (hectares) 116 hectares
Population 471
Male Population 259
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 819
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rupa compares

By the 2011 count Rupa is the 129th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 908.

Getting to Rupa

Rupa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rupa as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Rupa from other places

Rupa lies about 34 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chawapail, about 2.6 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 Rupa
Nearest railway station Chawapail 2.6 km
Nearest town Khanna 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Samrala 9.6 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 34 km

Villages closest to Rupa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rupa village had a population of 471. That makes it the 129th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Rupa village has 259 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rupa has about 819 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Rupa is 141412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rupa covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rupa falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Rupa is Chawapail, about 2.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rupa.

Rupa is about 34 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rupa is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Chawapail is about 2.6 km away. Khanna is about 8.6 km away. Samrala is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagli Khurd (under 2 km), Harbanspura (under 2 km) and Bagli Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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