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About Mazaffarpur Village

Mazaffarpur is a mid sized village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 902, made up of 453 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mazaffarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mazaffarpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar I
Pincode 144101
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 902
Male Population 453
Female Population 449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mazaffarpur compares

By the 2011 count Mazaffarpur is the 71st largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Mazaffarpur

Mazaffarpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mazaffarpur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mazaffarpur from other places

Mazaffarpur lies about 22 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Shankar, about 2.5 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 Mazaffarpur
Nearest railway station Shankar 2.5 km
Nearest town Nakodar 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar I 22 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 22 km

Villages closest to Mazaffarpur

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 Mazaffarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mazaffarpur village had a population of 902. That makes it the 71st largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Mazaffarpur village has 453 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mazaffarpur has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Mazaffarpur is 144101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mazaffarpur covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Mazaffarpur is Shankar, about 2.5 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 village for Mazaffarpur.

Mazaffarpur is about 22 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mazaffarpur is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Shankar is about 2.5 km away. Nakodar is about 3.9 km away. Jalandhar I is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Luhar Nangal (3.7 km), Nangal Fateh Khan (3.7 km) and Nangal Jamalpur (3.7 km).

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

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