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About Shaffipur Village

Shaffipur is a small village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 271 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 819 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shaffipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaffipur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144106
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 493
Male Population 271
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 819
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shaffipur compares

By the 2011 count Shaffipur is the 159th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 Shaffipur

The census records public bus service for Shaffipur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shaffipur from other places

Shaffipur 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 Shaffipur
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 Shaffipur

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 Shaffipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaffipur village had a population of 493. That makes it the 159th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Shaffipur village has 271 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaffipur has about 819 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 Shaffipur is 144106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shaffipur covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shaffipur is Nurmahal, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Shaffipur.

Shaffipur 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.

Shaffipur 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.

The closest recorded villages are Shafipur (under 2 km), Sangal Sohal (12 km) and Bansian (13 km).

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

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