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About Fazalpur Village

Fazalpur is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 544, made up of 261 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144630, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fazalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fazalpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144630
Area (hectares) 191.5 hectares
Population 544
Male Population 261
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Fazalpur compares

By the 2011 count Fazalpur is the 103rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 191.5 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Fazalpur

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

How far is Fazalpur from other places

Fazalpur lies about 16 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Hamira, about 4.8 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 Fazalpur
Nearest railway station Hamira 4.8 km
Nearest town Kartārpur 5.9 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 32 km

Villages closest to Fazalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nakodar 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 Fazalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Fazalpur village had a population of 544. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Fazalpur village has 261 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fazalpur has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Fazalpur is 144630. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fazalpur covers 191.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Fazalpur falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Fazalpur is Hamira, about 4.8 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 <5 km distance for Fazalpur.

Fazalpur is about 16 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fazalpur is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Hamira is about 4.8 km away. Kartārpur is about 5.9 km away. Jalandhar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarai Kham (6.2 km), Chak Pirpur (14 km) and Ladhewali (20 km).

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

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