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About Bahbalpur Village

Bahbalpur is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 289 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahbalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahbalpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140045
Area (hectares) 132 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 289
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bahbalpur compares

By the 2011 count Bahbalpur is the 96th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Bahbalpur

Bahbalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bahbalpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bahbalpur from other places

Bahbalpur lies about 24 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is New Morinda Junction, about 1.9 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 Bahbalpur
Nearest railway station New Morinda Junction 1.9 km
Nearest town Morinda 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 16 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 24 km

Villages closest to Bahbalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur 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 Bahbalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahbalpur village had a population of 548. That makes it the 96th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Bahbalpur village has 289 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahbalpur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Bahbalpur is 140045. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahbalpur covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahbalpur falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bahbalpur is New Morinda Junction, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bahbalpur.

Bahbalpur 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.

Bahbalpur is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. New Morinda Junction is about 1.9 km away. Morinda is about 3.7 km away. Chamkaur Sahib is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalaki (under 2 km), Tajpur (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 Bahbalpur today is likely to be higher.

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