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About Jaitpur Village

Jaitpur is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 75 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 787 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaitpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145027
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 134
Male Population 75
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 787
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 Jaitpur compares

By the 2011 count Jaitpur is the 300th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Jaitpur

Jaitpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jaitpur 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 Jaitpur from other places

Jaitpur lies about 25 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Parmanand, about 15 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 Jaitpur
Nearest railway station Parmanand 15 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 16 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 26 km

Villages closest to Jaitpur

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 Jaitpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaitpur village had a population of 134. That makes it the 300th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Jaitpur village has 75 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaitpur has about 787 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 Jaitpur is 145027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaitpur covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaitpur falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jaitpur is Parmanand, about 15 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 Jaitpur.

Jaitpur is about 25 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaitpur is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Parmanand is about 15 km away. Dīnānagar is about 16 km away. Gurdaspur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagwal (under 2 km), Basau Barwan (under 2 km) and Kanshi Barwan (under 2 km).

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

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