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About Gazipur Village

Gazipur is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 838, made up of 428 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144008, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gazipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gazipur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144008
Area (hectares) 219 hectares
Population 838
Male Population 428
Female Population 410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gazipur compares

By the 2011 count Gazipur is the 111th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Gazipur

Gazipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gazipur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gazipur from other places

Gazipur lies about 8.7 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Khojewala, about 3.6 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 Gazipur
Nearest railway station Khojewala 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 8.7 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 8.7 km

Villages closest to Gazipur

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 Gazipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gazipur village had a population of 838. That makes it the 111th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Gazipur village has 428 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gazipur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Gazipur is 144008. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gazipur covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gazipur is Khojewala, about 3.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gazipur.

Gazipur is about 8.7 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gazipur is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Khojewala is about 3.6 km away. Jalandhar II is about 8.7 km away. Jalandhar is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamiara (under 2 km), Basti Ibrahim Khan (under 2 km) and Adagill (1.7 km).

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

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