About Jhandpur Village

Jhandpur is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 243 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhandpur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Pathankot
Pincode	145025
Area (hectares)	100 hectares
Population	447
Male Population	243
Female Population	204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	840
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhandpur compares

By the 2011 count Jhandpur is the 234th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 934.

Getting to Jhandpur

Jhandpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhandpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jhandpur from other places

Jhandpur lies about 32 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Sarna, about 6.3 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 Jhandpur
Nearest town	Sujānpur	6.0 km
Nearest railway station	Sarna	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathankot	11 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	32 km

Villages closest to Jhandpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhandpur village had a population of 447. That makes it the 234th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Jhandpur village has 243 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhandpur has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Jhandpur is 145025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhandpur covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhandpur falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jhandpur is Sarna, about 6.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhandpur.

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

Jhandpur is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Sujānpur is about 6.0 km away. Sarna is about 6.3 km away. Pathankot is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.