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About Jalanpur Kalan Village

Jalanpur Kalan is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 794, made up of 414 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144629, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalanpur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalanpur Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144629
Area (hectares) 152 hectares
Population 794
Male Population 414
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jalanpur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Jalanpur Kalan is the 74th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 Jalanpur Kalan

Jalanpur Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jalanpur Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jalanpur Kalan from other places

Jalanpur Kalan lies about 43 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Kang Khurd, about 3.0 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 Jalanpur Kalan
Nearest railway station Kang Khurd 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 16 km
Nearest town Zira 26 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 43 km

Villages closest to Jalanpur Kalan

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 Jalanpur Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalanpur Kalan village had a population of 794. That makes it the 74th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Jalanpur Kalan village has 414 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalanpur Kalan has about 918 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 Jalanpur Kalan is 144629. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalanpur Kalan covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalanpur Kalan falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jalanpur Kalan is Kang Khurd, about 3.0 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 km distance for Jalanpur Kalan.

Jalanpur Kalan is about 43 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalanpur Kalan is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Kang Khurd is about 3.0 km away. Shahkot is about 16 km away. Zira is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raiwal Dona (under 2 km), Jamsher (under 2 km) and Nahl (1.7 km).

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

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