About Jitpur Village

Jitpur is a small village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 168 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jitpur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Balachaur
Pincode	144521
Area (hectares)	42 hectares
Population	336
Male Population	168
Female Population	168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
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 Jitpur compares

By the 2011 count Jitpur is the 136th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Jitpur

Jitpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jitpur 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 Jitpur from other places

Jitpur lies about 39 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 14 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 Jitpur
Nearest town	Ropar	14 km
Nearest railway station	Khamanon	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balachaur	18 km
District headquarters	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar	39 km

Villages closest to Jitpur

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.

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Common questions about Jitpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jitpur village had a population of 336. That makes it the 136th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Jitpur village has 168 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

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

Jitpur covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Jitpur is Khamanon, about 14 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 Jitpur.

Jitpur is about 39 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.

Jitpur is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Ropar is about 14 km away. Khamanon is about 14 km away. Balachaur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.