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About Gajjpur Village

Gajjpur is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,134, made up of 592 males and 542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajjpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajjpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140116
Area (hectares) 334 hectares
Population 1,134
Male Population 592
Female Population 542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gajjpur compares

By the 2011 count Gajjpur is the 57th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 334 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 Gajjpur

The census records public bus service for Gajjpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gajjpur from other places

Gajjpur lies about 25 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 2.2 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 Gajjpur
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 6.3 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 25 km
Nearest town Ropar 25 km

Villages closest to Gajjpur

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 Gajjpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajjpur village had a population of 1,134. That makes it the 57th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Gajjpur village has 592 males and 542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajjpur has about 916 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 Gajjpur is 140116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajjpur covers 334 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gajjpur is Kiratpur Sahib, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Gajjpur is about 25 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajjpur is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 2.2 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 6.3 km away. Rupnagar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

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

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

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