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About Jamalpur Village

Jamalpur is a mid sized village in Samana tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 739, made up of 383 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamalpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Samana
Pincode 140413
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 739
Male Population 383
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jamalpur is the 56th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Jamalpur

Jamalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamalpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamalpur from other places

Jamalpur lies about 23 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kalhemajra, about 18 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 Jamalpur
Tehsil headquarters Samana 5.1 km
Nearest town Samāna 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Kalhemajra 18 km
District headquarters Patiala 23 km

Villages closest to Jamalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamalpur village had a population of 739. That makes it the 56th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents.

Jamalpur village has 383 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamalpur has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Jamalpur is 140413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamalpur covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamalpur falls under Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jamalpur is Kalhemajra, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jamalpur.

Jamalpur is about 23 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamalpur is in Samana tehsil of Patiala district. Samana is about 5.1 km away. Samāna is about 5.1 km away. Kalhemajra 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 Arain Majra (under 2 km), Todarpur (under 2 km) and Kakra (under 2 km).

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

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