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About Tohffapur Village

Tohffapur 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 1,654, made up of 937 males and 717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 765 females per 1000 males. The village covers 730 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tohffapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tohffapur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140501
Area (hectares) 730 hectares
Population 1,654
Male Population 937
Female Population 717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 765
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 Tohffapur compares

By the 2011 count Tohffapur is the 35th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 730 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Tohffapur

Tohffapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tohffapur 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 Tohffapur from other places

Tohffapur lies about 23 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Dapper, about 3.6 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 Tohffapur
Nearest railway station Dapper 3.6 km
Nearest town Lālru 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 9.3 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 23 km

Villages closest to Tohffapur

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 Tohffapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Tohffapur village had a population of 1,654. That makes it the 35th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Tohffapur village has 937 males and 717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tohffapur has about 765 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 866.

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

Tohffapur covers 730 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Tohffapur is Dapper, about 3.6 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 Tohffapur.

Tohffapur is about 23 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.

Tohffapur is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Dapper is about 3.6 km away. Lālru is about 4.4 km away. Dera Bassi is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aganpur (1.5 km), Bhagwasi (1.8 km) and Ballopur (2.2 km).

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

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