About Jaitpur Village

Jaitpur is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,078, made up of 547 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaitpur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	146102
Area (hectares)	126 hectares
Population	1,078
Male Population	547
Female Population	531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jaitpur compares

By the 2011 count Jaitpur is the 104th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Jaitpur

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

Jaitpur lies about 18 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 11 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	Mahngarwal Doaba	11 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	18 km
Nearest town	Hoshiārpur	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garhshankar	24 km

Villages closest to Jaitpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaitpur village had a population of 1,078. That makes it the 104th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Jaitpur village has 547 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaitpur has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Jaitpur is 146102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaitpur covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jaitpur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jaitpur is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 11 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 Jaitpur.

Jaitpur is about 18 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaitpur is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mahngarwal Doaba is about 11 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 18 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.