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About Jawaharpur Village

Jawaharpur 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 2,352, made up of 1,285 males and 1,067 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jawaharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jawaharpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140501
Area (hectares) 254 hectares
Population 2,352
Male Population 1,285
Female Population 1,067
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jawaharpur compares

By the 2011 count Jawaharpur is the 16th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 254 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Jawaharpur

The census records public bus service for Jawaharpur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jawaharpur from other places

Jawaharpur lies about 18 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Dapper, about 4.8 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 Jawaharpur
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 4.0 km
Nearest town Basi 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Dapper 4.8 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 18 km

Villages closest to Jawaharpur

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 Jawaharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jawaharpur village had a population of 2,352. That makes it the 16th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Jawaharpur village has 1,285 males and 1,067 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jawaharpur has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 866.

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

Jawaharpur covers 254 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Jawaharpur is Dapper, about 4.8 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 <5 km distance for Jawaharpur.

Jawaharpur is about 18 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.

Jawaharpur is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Dera Bassi is about 4.0 km away. Basi is about 4.0 km away. Dapper is about 4.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devinagar (under 2 km), Janetpur (under 2 km) and Dandrala (1.8 km).

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

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