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About Ferozepur Village

Ferozepur is a small village in Payal tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 208 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 788 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ferozepur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ferozepur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Payal
Pincode 141119
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 208
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 788
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 Ferozepur compares

By the 2011 count Ferozepur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 912.

Getting to Ferozepur

Ferozepur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ferozepur 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 Ferozepur from other places

Ferozepur lies about 54 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Fatehgarh Sahib, about 4.6 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 Ferozepur
Nearest town Basi 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Fatehgarh Sahib 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Payal 29 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 54 km

Villages closest to Ferozepur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ferozepur village had a population of 372. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents.

Ferozepur village has 208 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ferozepur has about 788 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Ferozepur is 141119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ferozepur covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ferozepur falls under Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ferozepur is Fatehgarh Sahib, about 4.6 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 Ferozepur.

Ferozepur is about 54 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ferozepur is in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district. Basi is about 4.0 km away. Fatehgarh Sahib is about 4.6 km away. Payal is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mullanpur (4.0 km), Burkara (13 km) and Jogi Majra (15 km).

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

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