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About Jatpur Village

Jatpur 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 568, made up of 294 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jatpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144521
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 568
Male Population 294
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jatpur compares

By the 2011 count Jatpur is the 103rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Jatpur

Jatpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jatpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Jatpur from other places

Jatpur 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 Jatpur
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 Jatpur

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 Jatpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jatpur village had a population of 568. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Jatpur village has 294 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jatpur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

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

Jatpur covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Jatpur 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jatpur.

Jatpur 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.

Jatpur 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 Jagatpur (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 Jatpur today is likely to be higher.

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