About Jainpur Village

Jainpur is a mid sized village in Dhuri tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 952, made up of 508 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jainpur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Dhuri
Pincode	148024
Area (hectares)	269 hectares
Population	952
Male Population	508
Female Population	444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	874
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jainpur compares

By the 2011 count Jainpur is the 83rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents. Its 269 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Jainpur

Jainpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jainpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jainpur from other places

Jainpur lies about 25 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Himmatana, about 8.3 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 Jainpur
Nearest railway station	Himmatana	8.3 km
Nearest town	Māler Kotla	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuri	12 km
District headquarters	Sangrur	25 km

Villages closest to Jainpur

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

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Common questions about Jainpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jainpur village had a population of 952. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents.

Jainpur village has 508 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jainpur 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 886.

The pincode recorded for Jainpur is 148024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jainpur covers 269 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jainpur falls under Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jainpur is Himmatana, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jainpur.

Jainpur is about 25 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jainpur is in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district. Himmatana is about 8.3 km away. Māler Kotla is about 12 km away. Dhuri is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.