About Shahpur Jajan Village

Shahpur Jajan is a large village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,374, made up of 2,276 males and 2,098 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1197 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Jajan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur Jajan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode	143511
Area (hectares)	1197 hectares
Population	4,374
Male Population	2,276
Female Population	2,098
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shahpur Jajan compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur Jajan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 1197 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Shahpur Jajan

Shahpur Jajan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shahpur Jajan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahpur Jajan from other places

Shahpur Jajan lies about 38 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Rattar Chattar, about 4.6 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 Shahpur Jajan
Nearest railway station	Rattar Chattar	4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Baba Nanak	8.3 km
Nearest town	Batāla	25 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	38 km

Villages closest to Shahpur Jajan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Shahpur Jajan

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur Jajan village had a population of 4,374. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Shahpur Jajan village has 2,276 males and 2,098 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur Jajan has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur Jajan is 143511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur Jajan covers 1197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahpur Jajan falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur Jajan is Rattar Chattar, about 4.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shahpur Jajan.

Shahpur Jajan is about 38 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur Jajan is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Rattar Chattar is about 4.6 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 8.3 km away. Batāla is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.