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About Pirthipur Village

Pirthipur is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 929, made up of 483 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirthipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirthipur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140114
Area (hectares) 170.4 hectares
Population 929
Male Population 483
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pirthipur compares

By the 2011 count Pirthipur is the 76th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 170.4 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Pirthipur

Pirthipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pirthipur as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pirthipur from other places

Pirthipur lies about 20 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 3.6 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 Pirthipur
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 13 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 20 km
Nearest town Ropar 20 km

Villages closest to Pirthipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 Pirthipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirthipur village had a population of 929. That makes it the 76th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Pirthipur village has 483 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirthipur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Pirthipur is 140114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirthipur covers 170.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pirthipur falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Pirthipur is Bharatgarh, about 3.6 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 <5 km distance for Pirthipur.

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

Pirthipur is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Bharatgarh is about 3.6 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 13 km away. Rupnagar 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 Fatehpur Bunga (under 2 km), Attari (under 2 km) and Bal (under 2 km).

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

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