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About Jamalpur Village

Jamalpur is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,712, made up of 914 males and 798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamalpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145025
Area (hectares) 210 hectares
Population 1,712
Male Population 914
Female Population 798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jamalpur is the 50th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Jamalpur

The census records public bus service for Jamalpur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamalpur from other places

Jamalpur lies about 29 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Sarna, about under 2 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 Jamalpur
Nearest railway station Sarna under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 6.6 km
Nearest town Pathānkot 6.6 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 29 km

Villages closest to Jamalpur

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 Jamalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamalpur village had a population of 1,712. That makes it the 50th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Jamalpur village has 914 males and 798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamalpur has about 873 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 Jamalpur is 145025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamalpur covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamalpur falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jamalpur is Sarna, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Jamalpur.

Jamalpur is about 29 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamalpur is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Sarna is about under 2 km away. Pathankot is about 6.6 km away. Pathānkot is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Paswala (under 2 km), Sarna (1.5 km) and Raj Parura (1.5 km).

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

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