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About Sakhpur Village

Sakhpur is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 841, made up of 430 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140123
Area (hectares) 492 hectares
Population 841
Male Population 430
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakhpur compares

By the 2011 count Sakhpur is the 87th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 492 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Sakhpur

Sakhpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sakhpur as Available within <5 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 Sakhpur from other places

Sakhpur lies about 24 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about under 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 Sakhpur
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 7.8 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 24 km
Nearest town Ropar 24 km

Villages closest to Sakhpur

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 Sakhpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhpur village had a population of 841. That makes it the 87th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Sakhpur village has 430 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhpur has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Sakhpur is 140123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakhpur covers 492 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sakhpur is Kiratpur Sahib, about under 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sakhpur.

Sakhpur is about 24 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakhpur is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kiratpur Sahib is about under 2 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 7.8 km away. Rupnagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur (under 2 km), Kartarpur (under 2 km) and Daulowal (under 2 km).

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

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