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About Mukandpur Village

Mukandpur is a large village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,946, made up of 2,012 males and 1,934 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 573 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mukandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mukandpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144507
Area (hectares) 573 hectares
Population 3,946
Male Population 2,012
Female Population 1,934
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mukandpur compares

By the 2011 count Mukandpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 573 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Mukandpur

Mukandpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mukandpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mukandpur from other places

Mukandpur lies about 14 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Alachor, about 6.1 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 Mukandpur
Nearest railway station Alachor 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 9.8 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 14 km

Villages closest to Mukandpur

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 Mukandpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mukandpur village had a population of 3,946. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Mukandpur village has 2,012 males and 1,934 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mukandpur has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Mukandpur is 144507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mukandpur covers 573 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Mukandpur is Alachor, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mukandpur.

Mukandpur is about 14 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.

Mukandpur is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Alachor is about 6.1 km away. Nawanshahr is about 9.8 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nangal Jattan (2.3 km), Ibrahimpur (3.1 km) and Chak Guru (3.3 km).

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

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