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About Jainpur Village

Jainpur is a mid sized village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 401 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jainpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 141412
Area (hectares) 270 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 401
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jainpur compares

By the 2011 count Jainpur is the 91st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Jainpur

Jainpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jainpur as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jainpur from other places

Jainpur lies about 22 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Doraha, about 2.9 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 Jainpur
Nearest town Dorāha 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Doraha 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 22 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 22 km

Villages closest to Jainpur

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 Jainpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jainpur village had a population of 747. That makes it the 91st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Jainpur village has 401 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jainpur has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Jainpur is 141412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jainpur covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jainpur is Doraha, about 2.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jainpur.

Jainpur is about 22 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jainpur is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Dorāha is about 2.0 km away. Doraha is about 2.9 km away. Ludhiana West is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majara (6.7 km), Majara Kalan (6.7 km) and Harnampura (11 km).

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

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