About Bashesherpur Village

Bashesherpur is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,276, made up of 636 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bashesherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bashesherpur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Jalandhar II
Pincode	144026
Area (hectares)	103 hectares
Population	1,276
Male Population	636
Female Population	640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bashesherpur compares

By the 2011 count Bashesherpur is the 60th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Bashesherpur

Bashesherpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bashesherpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bashesherpur from other places

Bashesherpur lies about 20 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Nakodar Junction, about 7.5 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 Bashesherpur
Nearest town	Nakodar	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Nakodar Junction	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jalandhar II	20 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	20 km

Villages closest to Bashesherpur

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

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Common questions about Bashesherpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bashesherpur village had a population of 1,276. That makes it the 60th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Bashesherpur village has 636 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bashesherpur has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Bashesherpur is 144026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bashesherpur covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bashesherpur falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bashesherpur is Nakodar Junction, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bashesherpur.

Bashesherpur is about 20 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bashesherpur is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Nakodar is about 5.9 km away. Nakodar Junction is about 7.5 km away. Jalandhar II is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.