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About Jandpur Village

Jandpur is a mid sized village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,807, made up of 964 males and 843 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jandpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140301
Area (hectares) 219 hectares
Population 1,807
Male Population 964
Female Population 843
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jandpur compares

By the 2011 count Jandpur is the 16th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Jandpur

Jandpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jandpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jandpur from other places

Jandpur lies about 11 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar. 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 Jandpur
Tehsil headquarters Kharar 2.9 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 11 km

Villages closest to Jandpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jandpur village had a population of 1,807. That makes it the 16th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Jandpur village has 964 males and 843 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jandpur has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Jandpur is 140301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jandpur covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jandpur falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Jandpur notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Jandpur.

Jandpur is about 11 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.

Jandpur is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Kharar is about 2.9 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harlalpur (under 2 km), Chandon Gobindgarh (under 2 km) and Jakar Majra (2.0 km).

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

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