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About Jarikpur Village

Jarikpur is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 353 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarikpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 140401
Area (hectares) 309 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 353
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jarikpur compares

By the 2011 count Jarikpur is the 158th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 309 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Jarikpur

Jarikpur 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 Jarikpur 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 Jarikpur from other places

Jarikpur lies about 14 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Daun Kalan, about 10 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 Jarikpur
Nearest town Sanaur 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Daun Kalan 10 km
District headquarters Patiala 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 18 km

Villages closest to Jarikpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarikpur village had a population of 693. That makes it the 158th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Jarikpur village has 353 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarikpur has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Jarikpur is 140401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarikpur covers 309 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarikpur falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jarikpur is Daun Kalan, about 10 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 Jarikpur.

Jarikpur is about 14 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarikpur is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Sanaur is about 8.4 km away. Daun Kalan is about 10 km away. Patiala is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasulpur (under 2 km), Chapar (1.7 km) and Alamdipur (3.0 km).

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

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