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About Kup Village

Kup is a large village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,294, made up of 2,282 males and 2,012 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 862 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kup Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kup village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Malerkotla
Pincode 148020
Area (hectares) 862 hectares
Population 4,294
Male Population 2,282
Female Population 2,012
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kup compares

By the 2011 count Kup is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 862 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 896.

Getting to Kup

Kup is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kup 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kup from other places

Kup lies about 41 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Kup, about 2.1 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 Kup
Nearest railway station Kup 2.1 km
Nearest town Ahmedgarh 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Malerkotla 8.9 km
District headquarters Sangrur 41 km

Villages closest to Kup

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 Kup

As per the Census of India 2011, Kup village had a population of 4,294. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Kup village has 2,282 males and 2,012 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kup has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Kup is 148020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kup covers 862 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kup falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kup is Kup, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kup.

Kup is about 41 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kup is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Kup is about 2.1 km away. Ahmedgarh is about 8.5 km away. Malerkotla is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shekhupur Kalan (under 2 km), Bhogiwal (2.7 km) and Rohira (3.5 km).

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

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