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About Jafarwal Village

Jafarwal is a small village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 218 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jafarwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jafarwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144702
Area (hectares) 107.69 hectares
Population 420
Male Population 218
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jafarwal compares

By the 2011 count Jafarwal is the 128th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 107.69 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Jafarwal

Jafarwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jafarwal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jafarwal from other places

Jafarwal lies about 38 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Mulewal Khaira, about 3.1 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 Jafarwal
Nearest railway station Mulewal Khaira 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 3.3 km
Nearest town Nakodar 17 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 38 km

Villages closest to Jafarwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jafarwal village had a population of 420. That makes it the 128th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Jafarwal village has 218 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jafarwal has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Jafarwal is 144702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jafarwal covers 107.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jafarwal falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jafarwal is Mulewal Khaira, about 3.1 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 village for Jafarwal.

Jafarwal is about 38 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jafarwal is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Mulewal Khaira is about 3.1 km away. Shahkot is about 3.3 km away. Nakodar 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 Killi (under 2 km), Sangatpur (under 2 km) and Sarangwal (under 2 km).

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

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