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About Khanpur Village

Khanpur is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 690, made up of 354 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140133
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 690
Male Population 354
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanpur compares

By the 2011 count Khanpur is the 84th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Khanpur

Khanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khanpur 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 Khanpur from other places

Khanpur lies about 15 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 14 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 Khanpur
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Khamanon 14 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 15 km
Nearest town Ropar 15 km

Villages closest to Khanpur

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 Khanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanpur village had a population of 690. That makes it the 84th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Khanpur village has 354 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanpur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Khanpur is 140133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanpur covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Khanpur is Khamanon, about 14 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 Khanpur.

Khanpur is about 15 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanpur is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 4.4 km away. Khamanon is about 14 km away. Rupnagar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hafizabad (under 2 km), Mukarabpur (under 2 km) and Bir Guru (under 2 km).

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

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