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About Alampur Village

Alampur is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,077, made up of 563 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144622, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alampur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144622
Area (hectares) 280 hectares
Population 1,077
Male Population 563
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alampur compares

By the 2011 count Alampur is the 77th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Alampur

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

Alampur lies about 20 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Kartarpur, about 8.3 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 Alampur
Nearest town Kartārpur 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Kartarpur 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 20 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 20 km

Villages closest to Alampur

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 Alampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Alampur village had a population of 1,077. That makes it the 77th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Alampur village has 563 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alampur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Alampur is 144622. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alampur covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Alampur is Kartarpur, about 8.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Alampur.

Alampur 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.

Alampur is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Kartārpur is about 7.1 km away. Kartarpur is about 8.3 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.

The closest recorded villages are Lalapur (under 2 km), Mangeki (2.2 km) and Khanke Fatehgarh (2.7 km).

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

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