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About Mirzapur Village

Mirzapur is a small village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 37 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mirzapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mirzapur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144041
Area (hectares) 29 hectares
Population 70
Male Population 37
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mirzapur compares

By the 2011 count Mirzapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 29 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 956.

Getting to Mirzapur

Mirzapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mirzapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mirzapur from other places

Mirzapur lies about 41 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sultanpur Lodi, about 5.0 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 Mirzapur
Nearest railway station Sultanpur Lodi 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 24 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 27 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 41 km

Villages closest to Mirzapur

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 Mirzapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mirzapur village had a population of 70. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Mirzapur village has 37 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mirzapur has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Mirzapur is 144041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mirzapur covers 29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mirzapur falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Mirzapur is Sultanpur Lodi, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mirzapur.

Mirzapur is about 41 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mirzapur is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sultanpur Lodi is about 5.0 km away. Shahkot is about 24 km away. Kapurthala Town is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakar Khurd (under 2 km), Hazipur (4.4 km) and Bara Budhsingh (7.6 km).

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

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