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About Jangpur Village

Jangpur is a large village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,738, made up of 1,450 males and 1,288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 141101
Area (hectares) 1114 hectares
Population 2,738
Male Population 1,450
Female Population 1,288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jangpur compares

By the 2011 count Jangpur is the 34th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 1114 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Jangpur

Jangpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jangpur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jangpur from other places

Jangpur lies about 18 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Mullanpur, about 1.9 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 Jangpur
Nearest railway station Mullanpur 1.9 km
Nearest town Gil 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 18 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 18 km

Villages closest to Jangpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana West 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 Jangpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangpur village had a population of 2,738. That makes it the 34th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Jangpur village has 1,450 males and 1,288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangpur has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Jangpur is 141101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangpur covers 1114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jangpur falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jangpur is Mullanpur, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jangpur.

Jangpur is about 18 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangpur is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Mullanpur is about 1.9 km away. Gil is about 17 km away. Ludhiana West is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rurka (2.4 km), Dakha (3.1 km) and Bhanohar (3.1 km).

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

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