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About Sanjarpur Village

Sanjarpur is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 868, made up of 472 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanjarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanjarpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147103
Area (hectares) 252 hectares
Population 868
Male Population 472
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sanjarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sanjarpur is the 130th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 252 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 Sanjarpur

The census records public bus service for Sanjarpur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sanjarpur from other places

Sanjarpur lies about 31 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Shambhu, about 5.0 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 Sanjarpur
Nearest railway station Shambhu 5.0 km
Nearest town Ambāla 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 15 km
District headquarters Patiala 31 km

Villages closest to Sanjarpur

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 Sanjarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanjarpur village had a population of 868. That makes it the 130th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Sanjarpur village has 472 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanjarpur has about 839 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 Sanjarpur is 147103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanjarpur covers 252 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sanjarpur falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sanjarpur is Shambhu, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sanjarpur.

Sanjarpur is about 31 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanjarpur is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Shambhu is about 5.0 km away. Ambāla is about 9.2 km away. Rajpura is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadapur (under 2 km), Nanheri (1.9 km) and Darwa (2.0 km).

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

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