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About Dahirpur Village

Dahirpur is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 545, made up of 288 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahirpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140114
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 545
Male Population 288
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahirpur compares

By the 2011 count Dahirpur is the 127th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 Dahirpur

Dahirpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dahirpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dahirpur from other places

Dahirpur lies about 12 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 5.5 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 Dahirpur
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 5.5 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 12 km
Nearest town Ropar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 18 km

Villages closest to Dahirpur

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 Dahirpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahirpur village had a population of 545. That makes it the 127th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Dahirpur village has 288 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahirpur has about 892 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 Dahirpur is 140114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahirpur covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dahirpur is Bharatgarh, about 5.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dahirpur.

Dahirpur is about 12 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahirpur is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Bharatgarh is about 5.5 km away. Rupnagar is about 12 km away. Ropar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhopur (under 2 km), Batarla (under 2 km) and Abiana Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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