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About Aganpur Village

Aganpur is a mid sized village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 831, made up of 446 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aganpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aganpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140501
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 831
Male Population 446
Female Population 385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Aganpur compares

By the 2011 count Aganpur is the 87th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Aganpur

Aganpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Aganpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Aganpur from other places

Aganpur lies about 21 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Dapper, about 3.1 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 Aganpur
Nearest railway station Dapper 3.1 km
Nearest town Lālru 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 7.7 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 21 km

Villages closest to Aganpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Aganpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Aganpur village had a population of 831. That makes it the 87th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Aganpur village has 446 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aganpur has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Aganpur is 140501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aganpur covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aganpur falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Aganpur is Dapper, about 3.1 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 village for Aganpur.

Aganpur is about 21 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aganpur is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Dapper is about 3.1 km away. Lālru is about 5.0 km away. Dera Bassi is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagwasi (under 2 km), Toganpur (1.5 km) and Tohffapur (1.5 km).

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

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