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About Dhepur Village

Dhepur is a mid sized village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 822, made up of 417 males and 405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhepur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhepur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar I
Pincode 144106
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 822
Male Population 417
Female Population 405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 Dhepur compares

By the 2011 count Dhepur is the 76th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dhepur

The census records public bus service for Dhepur 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 Dhepur from other places

Dhepur lies about 23 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sham Chaurasi, 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 Dhepur
Nearest railway station Sham Chaurasi under 2 km
Nearest town Adampur 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar I 23 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 23 km

Villages closest to Dhepur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar I 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 Dhepur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhepur village had a population of 822. That makes it the 76th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Dhepur village has 417 males and 405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhepur has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dhepur is 144106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhepur covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhepur falls under Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhepur is Sham Chaurasi, 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 Dhepur.

Dhepur is about 23 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhepur is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sham Chaurasi is about under 2 km away. Adampur is about 5.2 km away. Jalandhar I is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalbhe (under 2 km), Bahudinpur (1.6 km) and Dianatpur (2.0 km).

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

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