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About Maroofpur Village

Maroofpur is a mid sized village in Chandpur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 944, made up of 542 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 742 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.11 hectares hectares.

Maroofpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maroofpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Chandpur
Area (hectares) 160.11 hectares
Population 944
Male Population 542
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 742
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maroofpur compares

By the 2011 count Maroofpur is the 223rd largest of the 395 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 160.11 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Maroofpur

Maroofpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maroofpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Maroofpur from other places

Maroofpur lies about 18 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Haldaur, about 6.8 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 Maroofpur
Nearest railway station Haldaur 6.8 km
Nearest town Jhālu 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandpur 12 km
District headquarters Bijnor 18 km

Villages closest to Maroofpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maroofpur village had a population of 944. That makes it the 223rd largest of the 395 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Maroofpur village has 542 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maroofpur has about 742 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Maroofpur covers 160.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maroofpur falls under Chandpur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maroofpur is Haldaur, about 6.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maroofpur.

Maroofpur is about 18 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maroofpur is in Chandpur tehsil of Bijnor district. Haldaur is about 6.8 km away. Jhālu is about 11 km away. Chandpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jogi Ondha (under 2 km), Orangpur Jogi Pura (under 2 km) and Heempur Deepa (1.8 km).

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

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