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About Phalpota Village

Phalpota is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,736, made up of 853 males and 883 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phalpota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phalpota village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144418
Area (hectares) 227.12 hectares
Population 1,736
Male Population 853
Female Population 883
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Phalpota compares

By the 2011 count Phalpota is the 51st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 227.12 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Phalpota

Phalpota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phalpota as Available within <5 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 Phalpota from other places

Phalpota lies about 34 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bhattian, about 4.6 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 Phalpota
Nearest railway station Bhattian 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 9.2 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 34 km

Villages closest to Phalpota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phalpota village had a population of 1,736. That makes it the 51st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Phalpota village has 853 males and 883 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phalpota has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Phalpota is 144418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phalpota covers 227.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phalpota falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Phalpota is Bhattian, about 4.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Phalpota.

Phalpota is about 34 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phalpota is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bhattian is about 4.6 km away. Phillaur is about 9.2 km away. Jalandhar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muzara (under 2 km), Takhan Muzara (under 2 km) and Kang Jagir (1.6 km).

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

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