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About Khanpur Village

Khanpur is a mid sized village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,374, made up of 711 males and 663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Malerkotla
Pincode 148023
Area (hectares) 464 hectares
Population 1,374
Male Population 711
Female Population 663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khanpur compares

By the 2011 count Khanpur is the 76th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 464 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 896.

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 5 - 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 62 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Jassowal, about 6.8 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
Nearest town Gil 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Jassowal 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Malerkotla 30 km
District headquarters Sangrur 62 km

Villages closest to Khanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malerkotla 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 1,374. That makes it the 76th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Khanpur village has 711 males and 663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanpur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Khanpur is 148023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanpur covers 464 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khanpur falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Khanpur is Jassowal, about 6.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Khanpur.

Khanpur is about 62 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanpur is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Gil is about 6.5 km away. Jassowal is about 6.8 km away. Malerkotla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bulapur (3.8 km), Chupka (6.3 km) and Ahan Kheri (9.0 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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