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About Ghamirpur Village

Ghamirpur is a large village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,246, made up of 1,121 males and 1,125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 443.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghamirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghamirpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140123
Area (hectares) 443.6 hectares
Population 2,246
Male Population 1,121
Female Population 1,125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghamirpur compares

By the 2011 count Ghamirpur is the 13th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 443.6 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Ghamirpur

Ghamirpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghamirpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ghamirpur from other places

Ghamirpur lies about 22 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, 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 Ghamirpur
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 8.3 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 22 km
Nearest town Ropar 22 km

Villages closest to Ghamirpur

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 Ghamirpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghamirpur village had a population of 2,246. That makes it the 13th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Ghamirpur village has 1,121 males and 1,125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghamirpur has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

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

Ghamirpur covers 443.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghamirpur is Kiratpur Sahib, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghamirpur.

Ghamirpur is about 22 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghamirpur is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 4.6 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 8.3 km away. Rupnagar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirpur (under 2 km), Saskaur (under 2 km) and Chahar Majra (1.7 km).

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

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