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About Khempur Village

Khempur is a mid sized village in Roorkee tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,157, made up of 597 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khempur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Roorkee
Pincode 247661
Area (hectares) 132.1 hectares
Population 1,157
Male Population 597
Female Population 560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khempur compares

By the 2011 count Khempur is the 170th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 132.1 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Khempur

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

Khempur lies about 27 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Landaura, about 2.4 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 Khempur
Nearest railway station Landaura 2.4 km
Nearest town Manglaur 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Roorkee 9.8 km
District headquarters Hardwar 27 km

Villages closest to Khempur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khempur village had a population of 1,157. That makes it the 170th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Khempur village has 597 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khempur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Khempur is 247661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khempur covers 132.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khempur falls under Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khempur is Landaura, about 2.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khempur.

Khempur is about 27 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khempur is in Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district. Landaura is about 2.4 km away. Manglaur is about 6.8 km away. Roorkee is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thathaula (under 2 km), Hazzarpur (1.6 km) and Bukkanpur (2.3 km).

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

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