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About Jamalpur Kalan Village

Jamalpur Kalan is a small village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 123 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,179 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamalpur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamalpur Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 322 hectares
Population 268
Male Population 123
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,179
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 Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Jamalpur Kalan is the 263rd largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 322 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Jamalpur Kalan

Jamalpur Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamalpur Kalan 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 Kalan from other places

Jamalpur Kalan lies about 46 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghaunspur, about 1.7 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Ghaunspur 1.7 km
Nearest town Dasūya 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 8.0 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 46 km

Villages closest to Jamalpur Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamalpur Kalan village had a population of 268. That makes it the 263rd largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Jamalpur Kalan village has 123 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamalpur Kalan has about 1179 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Jamalpur Kalan is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamalpur Kalan covers 322 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamalpur Kalan falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jamalpur Kalan is Ghaunspur, about 1.7 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 Kalan.

Jamalpur Kalan is about 46 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamalpur Kalan is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Ghaunspur is about 1.7 km away. Dasūya is about 7.9 km away. Mukerian is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamalpur (under 2 km), Jamalpur Khurd (under 2 km) and Jhigla Pind (1.8 km).

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

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