Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Gulpur Gulpur is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code 144526. The 2011 Census counted 881 people in 204 households, the 72nd largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 881 people (2011) - 204 households - 82.3% literacy - 144526 PIN code ## Gulpur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gulpur is 144526. Gulpur falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code 144526 - Gram panchayat Gul Pur - Community development block Saroya - Census village code 032478 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gulpur from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ) 20 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town) 9 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gulpur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Gulpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Balachaur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gulpur known for? The main crops are wheat. About 89% of the 175 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gulpur Of every 100 households in Gulpur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 78 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Gulpur · ■ Balachaur rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 97% - Toilet within the home 68% 50% - No toilet (open defecation) 32% 49% - Tap water 54% 65% - Drinking water within premises 91% 79% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 76% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 15% 60% - Use banking services 93% 75% - Television 93% 78% - Mobile phone 82% 77% - Computer with internet 8% 2% - Two-wheeler 78% 48% - Car / jeep / van 13% 8% - None of these assets 1% 5% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gulpur? ■ Gulpur · ■ Balachaur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 82.3% 76.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 971 935 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1257 861 - Working population 40.0% 35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 76.4% for women. 54% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 79 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 242 (69%) · ■ Marginal 24 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Balachaur - Rurki Mughlan 905 people - Jadli 178) 903 people - Bharapur 902 people - Jagatpur 901 people - Raipur 865 people - Paili 864 people - Atal Majara 863 people - Nighi 848 people All 184 villages in Balachaur ## Other places named Gulpur - Gulpur · Village, Haveli, Punch · 1,738 people - Gulpur · Village, Pathankot, Gurdaspur · 337 people - Gulpur · Village, Lanji, Balaghat · 151 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gulpur? 144526 - How far is Gulpur from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar? 20 km by road - What is the population of Gulpur? 881 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gulpur in? Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Gulpur? 82.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/gulpur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.