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About Ferozepur Village

Ferozepur is a small village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 357, made up of 189 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ferozepur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ferozepur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144507
Area (hectares) 64 hectares
Population 357
Male Population 189
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ferozepur compares

By the 2011 count Ferozepur is the 241st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Ferozepur

Ferozepur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ferozepur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ferozepur from other places

Ferozepur lies about 10 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Malupota, about 4.5 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 Ferozepur
Nearest railway station Malupota 4.5 km
Nearest town Banga 6.0 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 15 km

Villages closest to Ferozepur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ferozepur village had a population of 357. That makes it the 241st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Ferozepur village has 189 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ferozepur has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Ferozepur is 144507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ferozepur covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ferozepur falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ferozepur is Malupota, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ferozepur.

Ferozepur is about 10 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.

Ferozepur is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Malupota is about 4.5 km away. Banga is about 6.0 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khan Khana (under 2 km), Gehal Mazari (under 2 km) and Talwandi Fattu (1.5 km).

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

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