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About Jamalpur Village

Jamalpur is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7, made up of 4 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamalpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144116
Area (hectares) 123 hectares
Population 7
Male Population 4
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jamalpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 961.

Getting to Jamalpur

Jamalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamalpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jamalpur from other places

Jamalpur lies about 45 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kariha, about 1.5 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 Kariha 1.5 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 9.1 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 45 km

Villages closest to Jamalpur

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.

Common questions about Jamalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamalpur village had a population of 7. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Jamalpur village has 4 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamalpur has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Jamalpur is 144116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamalpur covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamalpur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jamalpur is Kariha, about 1.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jamalpur.

Jamalpur is about 45 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamalpur is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Kariha is about 1.5 km away. Nawanshahr is about 5.6 km away. Garhshankar is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gujjarpur (3.6 km), Chauhra (4.6 km) and Basiala (4.9 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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