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About Jainpur Village

Jainpur is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 191 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jainpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145026
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 368
Male Population 191
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jainpur compares

By the 2011 count Jainpur is the 247th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Jainpur

Jainpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jainpur as Available within <5 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 Jainpur from other places

Jainpur lies about 23 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Parmanand, about 12 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 Jainpur
Nearest railway station Parmanand 12 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 23 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 23 km

Villages closest to Jainpur

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.

Common questions about Jainpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jainpur village had a population of 368. That makes it the 247th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Jainpur village has 191 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jainpur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Jainpur is 145026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jainpur covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jainpur falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jainpur is Parmanand, about 12 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 village for Jainpur.

Jainpur is about 23 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jainpur is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Parmanand is about 12 km away. Dīnānagar is about 14 km away. Pathankot is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathana (under 2 km), Firoza (1.6 km) and Pharwal 45 (1.7 km).

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

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