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About Taprian Khurdan Village

Taprian Khurdan 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 1,270, made up of 663 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taprian Khurdan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taprian Khurdan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144526
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 1,270
Male Population 663
Female Population 607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taprian Khurdan compares

By the 2011 count Taprian Khurdan is the 36th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Taprian Khurdan

Taprian Khurdan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taprian Khurdan 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 Taprian Khurdan from other places

Taprian Khurdan lies about 41 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 10 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 Taprian Khurdan
Nearest railway station Khamanon 10 km
Nearest town Morinda 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 22 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 41 km

Villages closest to Taprian Khurdan

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 Taprian Khurdan

As per the Census of India 2011, Taprian Khurdan village had a population of 1,270. That makes it the 36th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Taprian Khurdan village has 663 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taprian Khurdan has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Taprian Khurdan is 144526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taprian Khurdan covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Taprian Khurdan is Khamanon, about 10 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 Taprian Khurdan.

Taprian Khurdan is about 41 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.

Taprian Khurdan is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Khamanon is about 10 km away. Morinda is about 15 km away. Balachaur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawanpind Taprian (under 2 km), Taprian Ranewal (under 2 km) and Dhaul (2.1 km).

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

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