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About Jiwanpur Village

Jiwanpur is a small village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 226, made up of 123 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiwanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiwanpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141115
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 226
Male Population 123
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
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 Jiwanpur compares

By the 2011 count Jiwanpur is the 164th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Jiwanpur

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

Jiwanpur lies about 13 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Dhandarikalan, about 12 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 Jiwanpur
Nearest railway station Dhandarikalan 12 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Samrala 26 km

Villages closest to Jiwanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiwanpur village had a population of 226. That makes it the 164th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Jiwanpur village has 123 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiwanpur has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Jiwanpur is 141115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jiwanpur covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jiwanpur falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jiwanpur is Dhandarikalan, about 12 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 Jiwanpur.

Jiwanpur is about 13 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiwanpur is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Dhandarikalan is about 12 km away. Ludhiana is about 13 km away. Samrala 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 Gaunsgarh (3.6 km), Garhi Bet (15 km) and Mand Udhowal (15 km).

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

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