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About Jainpur Village

Jainpur 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 1,694, made up of 840 males and 854 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jainpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144526
Area (hectares) 253 hectares
Population 1,694
Male Population 840
Female Population 854
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 21st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 253 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

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 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 15 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Alachor, about 9.3 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 Alachor 9.3 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 12 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 15 km

Villages closest to Jainpur

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 Jainpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jainpur village had a population of 1,694. That makes it the 21st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Jainpur village has 840 males and 854 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jainpur has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Jainpur is 144526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jainpur covers 253 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Jainpur is Alachor, about 9.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jainpur.

Jainpur is about 15 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.

Jainpur is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Alachor is about 9.3 km away. Nawanshahr is about 9.6 km away. Balachaur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakapur (under 2 km), Majari (1.5 km) and Majari Becharag (1.5 km).

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

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