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About Jagatpur Village

Jagatpur is a mid sized village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 901, made up of 442 males and 459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagatpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144521
Area (hectares) 105 hectares
Population 901
Male Population 442
Female Population 459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagatpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagatpur is the 69th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Jagatpur

Jagatpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jagatpur 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 Jagatpur from other places

Jagatpur lies about 40 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rupnagar, about 11 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 Jagatpur
Nearest town Ropar 11 km
Nearest railway station Rupnagar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 19 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 40 km

Villages closest to Jagatpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagatpur village had a population of 901. That makes it the 69th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Jagatpur village has 442 males and 459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagatpur has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Jagatpur is 144521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagatpur covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jagatpur falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jagatpur is Rupnagar, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jagatpur.

Jagatpur is about 40 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagatpur is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Ropar is about 11 km away. Rupnagar is about 11 km away. Balachaur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jatpur (under 2 km), Atari (2.9 km) and Jitpur (3.3 km).

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

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