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About Bajrur Village

Bajrur is a large village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,671, made up of 1,409 males and 1,262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 603 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajrur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajrur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140119
Area (hectares) 603 hectares
Population 2,671
Male Population 1,409
Female Population 1,262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bajrur compares

By the 2011 count Bajrur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 603 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 947.

Getting to Bajrur

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

Bajrur lies about 15 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 4.6 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 Bajrur
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 4.6 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 15 km
Nearest town Ropar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 15 km

Villages closest to Bajrur

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 Bajrur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajrur village had a population of 2,671. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Bajrur village has 1,409 males and 1,262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajrur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Bajrur is 140119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajrur covers 603 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bajrur is Bharatgarh, about 4.6 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 Bajrur.

Bajrur is about 15 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajrur is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Bharatgarh is about 4.6 km away. Rupnagar is about 15 km away. Ropar 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 Chhaja (under 2 km), Sarthali (1.5 km) and Nangal (1.8 km).

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

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