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About Firoz Village

Firoz is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 882, made up of 470 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Firoz Overview

Census 2011 figures for Firoz village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144013
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 882
Male Population 470
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
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 Firoz compares

By the 2011 count Firoz is the 104th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Firoz

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

Firoz lies about 9.4 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Khojewala, 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 Firoz
Nearest railway station Khojewala 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 9.4 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 9.4 km

Villages closest to Firoz

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.

Common questions about Firoz

As per the Census of India 2011, Firoz village had a population of 882. That makes it the 104th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Firoz village has 470 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Firoz has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Firoz is 144013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Firoz covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Firoz is Khojewala, about 1.7 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 Firoz.

Firoz is about 9.4 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Firoz is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Khojewala is about 1.7 km away. Jalandhar II is about 9.4 km away. Jalandhar is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mamandpur (under 2 km), Mand (under 2 km) and Talwara (1.7 km).

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

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