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About Passan Village

Passan is a small village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 417, made up of 210 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Passan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Passan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144801
Area (hectares) 175 hectares
Population 417
Male Population 210
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Passan compares

By the 2011 count Passan is the 172nd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Passan

Passan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Passan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Passan from other places

Passan lies about 17 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Rail Coach Factory, about 6.6 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 Passan
Nearest railway station Rail Coach Factory 6.6 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 17 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 17 km

Villages closest to Passan

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 Passan

As per the Census of India 2011, Passan village had a population of 417. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Passan village has 210 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Passan has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Passan is 144801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Passan covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Passan is Rail Coach Factory, about 6.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Passan.

Passan is about 17 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Passan is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Rail Coach Factory is about 6.6 km away. Kapurthala Town is about 9.2 km away. Jalandhar II is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manan (2.4 km), Chak Bashesharpur (2.6 km) and Chak Hamza (2.6 km).

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

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