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About Begampur Village

Begampur is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,343, made up of 697 males and 646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Begampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Begampur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144514
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 1,343
Male Population 697
Female Population 646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Begampur compares

By the 2011 count Begampur is the 87th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Begampur

The census records public bus service for Begampur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Begampur from other places

Begampur lies about 4.8 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Nawanshahr Daoba Junction, about 1.5 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 Begampur
Nearest railway station Nawanshahr Daoba Junction 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 1.9 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 4.8 km

Villages closest to Begampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawanshahr 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 Begampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Begampur village had a population of 1,343. That makes it the 87th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Begampur village has 697 males and 646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Begampur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Begampur is 144514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Begampur covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Begampur falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Begampur is Nawanshahr Daoba Junction, about 1.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Begampur.

Begampur is about 4.8 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.

Begampur is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Nawanshahr Daoba Junction is about 1.5 km away. Nawanshahr is about 1.9 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 4.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaffarpur (under 2 km), Hiala (1.7 km) and Saloh (1.9 km).

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

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