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About Karipur Village

Karipur is a large village in Budhlada tehsil, in the district of Mansa, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,286, made up of 1,205 males and 1,081 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karipur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Mansa
Tehsil Budhlada
Pincode 151503
Area (hectares) 441 hectares
Population 2,286
Male Population 1,205
Female Population 1,081
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karipur compares

By the 2011 count Karipur is the 29th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents. Its 441 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Karipur

Karipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karipur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Karipur from other places

Karipur lies about 18 km from Mansa, and the nearest railway station is Budhlada, about 2.9 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 Karipur
Nearest railway station Budhlada 2.9 km
Nearest town Budhlāda 3.6 km
District headquarters Mansa 18 km

Villages closest to Karipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karipur village had a population of 2,286. That makes it the 29th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents.

Karipur village has 1,205 males and 1,081 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karipur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Karipur is 151503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karipur covers 441 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karipur falls under Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Karipur is Budhlada, about 2.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Karipur.

Karipur is about 18 km from Mansa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karipur is in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district. Budhlada is about 2.9 km away. Budhlāda is about 3.6 km away. Mansa is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phuluwala Dogran (2.8 km), Kulana (2.9 km) and Ram Nagar Bhathal (3.3 km).

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

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