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About Hassanpur Kalan Village

Hassanpur Kalan is a small village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 154 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hassanpur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hassanpur Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144522
Area (hectares) 227 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 154
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hassanpur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Hassanpur Kalan is the 142nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 227 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Hassanpur Kalan

Hassanpur Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hassanpur Kalan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hassanpur Kalan from other places

Hassanpur Kalan lies about 38 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rupnagar, about 12 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 Hassanpur Kalan
Nearest town Ropar 11 km
Nearest railway station Rupnagar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 15 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 38 km

Villages closest to Hassanpur Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balachaur 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 Hassanpur Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Hassanpur Kalan village had a population of 285. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Hassanpur Kalan village has 154 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hassanpur Kalan has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Hassanpur Kalan is 144522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hassanpur Kalan covers 227 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hassanpur Kalan falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Hassanpur Kalan is Rupnagar, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hassanpur Kalan.

Hassanpur Kalan is about 38 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hassanpur Kalan is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Ropar is about 11 km away. Rupnagar is about 12 km away. Balachaur 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 Chandiani Kalan (under 2 km), Atari (under 2 km) and Malewal (2.1 km).

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

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