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About Gazipur Village

Gazipur is a small village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 267 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 723 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gazipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gazipur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147101
Area (hectares) 172 hectares
Population 460
Male Population 267
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 723
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 Gazipur compares

By the 2011 count Gazipur is the 186th 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 172 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 880.

Getting to Gazipur

The census records public bus service for Gazipur 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 Gazipur from other places

Gazipur lies about 20 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kauli, about 5.1 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 Gazipur
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Kauli 5.1 km
District headquarters Patiala 20 km

Villages closest to Gazipur

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 Gazipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gazipur village had a population of 460. That makes it the 186th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Gazipur village has 267 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gazipur has about 723 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Gazipur is 147101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gazipur covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gazipur falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gazipur is Kauli, about 5.1 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 Gazipur.

Gazipur is about 20 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gazipur is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Rajpura is about 5.1 km away. Kauli is about 5.1 km away. Patiala is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadak (under 2 km), Kheri Gandean (under 2 km) and Jakhran (1.8 km).

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

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