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About Jalalpur Village

Jalalpur is a large village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,400, made up of 1,376 males and 1,024 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 744 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalalpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140501
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 2,400
Male Population 1,376
Female Population 1,024
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 744
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jalalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jalalpur is the 13th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Jalalpur

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

How far is Jalalpur from other places

Jalalpur lies about 20 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Dapper, about 1.9 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 Jalalpur
Nearest railway station Dapper 1.9 km
Nearest town Lālru 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 10 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 20 km

Villages closest to Jalalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Jalalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalalpur village had a population of 2,400. That makes it the 13th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Jalalpur village has 1,376 males and 1,024 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalalpur has about 744 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Jalalpur is 140501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalalpur covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jalalpur falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jalalpur is Dapper, about 1.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jalalpur.

Jalalpur is about 20 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalalpur is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Dapper is about 1.9 km away. Lālru is about 2.2 km away. Dera Bassi is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hassanpur (under 2 km), Lalru (2.2 km) and Chaundheri (2.7 km).

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

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