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About Bahawalpur Village

Bahawalpur is a small village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 131 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahawalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahawalpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147111
Area (hectares) 222 hectares
Population 248
Male Population 131
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahawalpur compares

By the 2011 count Bahawalpur is the 215th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 222 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Bahawalpur

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

How far is Bahawalpur from other places

Bahawalpur lies about 18 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kauli, about 8.2 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 Bahawalpur
Nearest railway station Kauli 8.2 km
Nearest town Sanaur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 13 km
District headquarters Patiala 18 km

Villages closest to Bahawalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahawalpur village had a population of 248. That makes it the 215th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Bahawalpur village has 131 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahawalpur has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Bahawalpur is 147111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahawalpur covers 222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bahawalpur falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bahawalpur is Kauli, about 8.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bahawalpur.

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

Bahawalpur is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Kauli is about 8.2 km away. Sanaur is about 13 km away. Rajpura is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lanjan (under 2 km), Magar (under 2 km) and Sultanpur (1.6 km).

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

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