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About Jalpot Village

Jalpot is a small village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 228 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalpot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalpot village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar I
Pincode 144104
Area (hectares) 259 hectares
Population 447
Male Population 228
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jalpot compares

By the 2011 count Jalpot is the 111th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Jalpot

Jalpot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalpot as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jalpot from other places

Jalpot lies about 18 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Khurdpur, about 5.3 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 Jalpot
Nearest railway station Khurdpur 5.3 km
Nearest town Adampur 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar I 18 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 18 km

Villages closest to Jalpot

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 Jalpot

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalpot village had a population of 447. That makes it the 111th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Jalpot village has 228 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalpot has about 961 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 Jalpot is 144104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalpot covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Jalpot is Khurdpur, about 5.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jalpot.

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

Jalpot is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Khurdpur is about 5.3 km away. Adampur is about 6.4 km away. Jalandhar I is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chuhan (2.0 km), Kalra (2.0 km) and Kotli Jamiat Singh (2.6 km).

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

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