About Shafipur Village

Shafipur is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,145, made up of 604 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shafipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shafipur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Jalandhar II
Pincode	144002
Area (hectares)	237 hectares
Population	1,145
Male Population	604
Female Population	541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shafipur compares

By the 2011 count Shafipur is the 72nd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 237 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Shafipur

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

Shafipur lies about 30 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Nurmahal, about 2.9 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 Shafipur
Nearest railway station	Nurmahal	2.9 km
Nearest town	Jandiāla	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jalandhar II	30 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	30 km

Villages closest to Shafipur

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 Shafipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shafipur village had a population of 1,145. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Shafipur village has 604 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shafipur has about 896 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 Shafipur is 144002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shafipur covers 237 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shafipur is Nurmahal, about 2.9 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 Shafipur.

Shafipur is about 30 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shafipur is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Nurmahal is about 2.9 km away. Jandiāla is about 12 km away. Jalandhar II is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.