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About Mardanpur Village

Mardanpur is a large village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,451, made up of 1,292 males and 1,159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 456 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mardanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mardanpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 140417
Area (hectares) 456 hectares
Population 2,451
Male Population 1,292
Female Population 1,159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mardanpur compares

By the 2011 count Mardanpur is the 21st largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 456 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Mardanpur

Mardanpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mardanpur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mardanpur from other places

Mardanpur lies about 29 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Shambhu, about 1.7 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 Mardanpur
Nearest railway station Shambhu 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 11 km
District headquarters Patiala 29 km

Villages closest to Mardanpur

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 Mardanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mardanpur village had a population of 2,451. That makes it the 21st largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Mardanpur village has 1,292 males and 1,159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mardanpur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Mardanpur is 140417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mardanpur covers 456 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mardanpur falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mardanpur is Shambhu, about 1.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mardanpur.

Mardanpur is about 29 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mardanpur is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Shambhu is about 1.7 km away. Rajpura is about 11 km away. Patiala is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khalaspur (under 2 km), Dahrian (under 2 km) and Mahrian (under 2 km).

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

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