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About Kulpur Village

Kulpur is a mid sized village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 780, made up of 368 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144525, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144525
Area (hectares) 212 hectares
Population 780
Male Population 368
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulpur compares

By the 2011 count Kulpur is the 83rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kulpur

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

How far is Kulpur from other places

Kulpur lies about 19 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Garhshankar, about 11 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 Kulpur
Nearest railway station Garhshankar 11 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 15 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 19 km

Villages closest to Kulpur

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 Kulpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulpur village had a population of 780. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Kulpur village has 368 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulpur has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Kulpur is 144525. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulpur covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kulpur is Garhshankar, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kulpur.

Kulpur is about 19 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.

Kulpur is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Garhshankar is about 11 km away. Nawanshahr is about 14 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 Gulpur (under 2 km), Saroa (1.8 km) and Chandpur Rurki (2.7 km).

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

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