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About Desalpur Village

Desalpur is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 643, made up of 318 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Desalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Desalpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 145002
Area (hectares) 109 hectares
Population 643
Male Population 318
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Desalpur compares

By the 2011 count Desalpur is the 141st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Desalpur

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

Desalpur lies about 12 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Khojewala, about 5.5 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 Desalpur
Nearest railway station Khojewala 5.5 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 12 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 12 km

Villages closest to Desalpur

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 Desalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Desalpur village had a population of 643. That makes it the 141st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Desalpur village has 318 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Desalpur has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Desalpur is 145002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Desalpur covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Desalpur is Khojewala, about 5.5 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 Desalpur.

Desalpur is about 12 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Desalpur is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Khojewala is about 5.5 km away. Kapurthala Town is about 9.9 km away. Jalandhar II is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Athaula (under 2 km), Bagota (under 2 km) and Daryapur (under 2 km).

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

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