About Urapur Village

Urapur 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 4,327, made up of 2,183 males and 2,144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 789 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urapur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Nawanshahr
Pincode	144422
Area (hectares)	789 hectares
Population	4,327
Male Population	2,183
Female Population	2,144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Urapur compares

By the 2011 count Urapur 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 789 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Urapur

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

Urapur lies about 9.5 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Garhshankar, about 6.0 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 Urapur
Nearest railway station	Garhshankar	6.0 km
Nearest town	Banga	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nawanshahr	9.5 km
District headquarters	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar	9.5 km

Villages closest to Urapur

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.

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Common questions about Urapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Urapur village had a population of 4,327. 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.

Urapur village has 2,183 males and 2,144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urapur has about 982 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 Urapur is 144422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urapur covers 789 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Urapur is Garhshankar, about 6.0 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 Urapur.

Urapur is about 9.5 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.

Urapur is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Garhshankar is about 6.0 km away. Banga is about 8.3 km away. Nawanshahr is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.