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About Khanpur Afgan Village

Khanpur Afgan is a mid sized village in Nakur tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 678, made up of 367 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.53 hectares hectares.

Khanpur Afgan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanpur Afgan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Nakur
Area (hectares) 180.53 hectares
Population 678
Male Population 367
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
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 Khanpur Afgan compares

By the 2011 count Khanpur Afgan is the 242nd largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 180.53 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 891.

Getting to Khanpur Afgan

Khanpur Afgan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khanpur Afgan 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 Khanpur Afgan from other places

Khanpur Afgan lies about 32 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Sona Arjunpur, about 17 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 Khanpur Afgan
Nearest town Gangoh 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakur 13 km
Nearest railway station Sona Arjunpur 17 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 32 km

Villages closest to Khanpur Afgan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nakur 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 Khanpur Afgan

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanpur Afgan village had a population of 678. That makes it the 242nd largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Khanpur Afgan village has 367 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanpur Afgan has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 891.

Khanpur Afgan covers 180.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khanpur Afgan falls under Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khanpur Afgan is Sona Arjunpur, about 17 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 Khanpur Afgan.

Khanpur Afgan is about 32 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanpur Afgan is in Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district. Gangoh is about 2.8 km away. Nakur is about 13 km away. Sona Arjunpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanpur Guzar (under 2 km), Khanpura (under 2 km) and Budhanpur (under 2 km).

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

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