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About Kiratpur Sahib Village

Kiratpur Sahib is a large village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,348, made up of 1,216 males and 1,132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 612 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiratpur Sahib Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiratpur Sahib village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140115
Area (hectares) 612 hectares
Population 2,348
Male Population 1,216
Female Population 1,132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kiratpur Sahib compares

By the 2011 count Kiratpur Sahib is the 11th 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 612 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 Kiratpur Sahib

Kiratpur Sahib is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kiratpur Sahib 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kiratpur Sahib from other places

Kiratpur Sahib 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 Kiratpur Sahib
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 8.5 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 24 km
Nearest town Ropar 24 km

Villages closest to Kiratpur Sahib

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 Kiratpur Sahib

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiratpur Sahib village had a population of 2,348. That makes it the 11th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Kiratpur Sahib village has 1,216 males and 1,132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiratpur Sahib has about 931 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 Kiratpur Sahib is 140115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiratpur Sahib covers 612 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kiratpur Sahib is Kiratpur Sahib, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kiratpur Sahib.

Kiratpur Sahib 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.

Kiratpur Sahib is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kiratpur Sahib is about under 2 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 8.5 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 Kartarpur (under 2 km), Bhatoli (under 2 km) and Sakhpur (under 2 km).

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

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