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About Rasulpur Village

Rasulpur 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 1,283, made up of 626 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rasulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rasulpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144513
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 1,283
Male Population 626
Female Population 657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
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 Rasulpur compares

By the 2011 count Rasulpur is the 94th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Rasulpur

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

Rasulpur lies about 7.5 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Alachor, about under 2 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 Rasulpur
Nearest railway station Alachor under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 4.3 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 7.5 km

Villages closest to Rasulpur

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 Rasulpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rasulpur village had a population of 1,283. That makes it the 94th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Rasulpur village has 626 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rasulpur has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Rasulpur is 144513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rasulpur covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Rasulpur is Alachor, about under 2 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 Rasulpur.

Rasulpur is about 7.5 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.

Rasulpur is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Alachor is about under 2 km away. Nawanshahr is about 4.3 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasulpur Theh (under 2 km), Mubarkpur (under 2 km) and Alachaur (under 2 km).

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

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