Village · Jalandhar - I, Jalandhar # Puranpur Puranpur is a village in Jalandhar - I sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code 144005. The 2011 Census counted 1,135 people in 229 households, the 62nd largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 1,135 people (2011) - 229 households - 82.2% literacy - 144005 PIN code ## Puranpur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Puranpur is 144005. Puranpur falls in Jalandhar - I sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code 144005 - Gram panchayat Puranpur - Community development block Jalandhar - Census village code 030351 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Puranpur from nearby towns? - Jalandhar - I (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ) 5 km by road - Jalandhar (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Puranpur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Puranpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Jalandhar - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Jalandhar - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Puranpur known for? The main crops are wheat, sugarcane and potato. About 85% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 141 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Puranpur Of every 100 households in Puranpur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Puranpur · ■ Jalandhar - I rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 98% - Toilet within the home 80% 76% - No toilet (open defecation) 20% 24% - Tap water 77% 43% - Drinking water within premises 97% 86% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 79% 58% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 21% 38% - Use banking services 60% 80% - Television 83% 88% - Mobile phone 72% 78% - Computer with internet 2% 4% - Two-wheeler 46% 52% - Car / jeep / van 14% 12% - None of these assets 4% 2% - Own their home 92% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Puranpur? ■ Puranpur · ■ Jalandhar - I rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 82.2% 82.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 940 958 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 917 893 - Working population 36.5% 33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.7% for men and 77.4% for women. 59% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 51 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 57 (14%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 219 (53%) · ■ Marginal 81 (20%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jalandhar - I - Isharwal 1,227 people - Hazara 1,204 people - Chukhiara 1,176 people - Mander (470 1,139 people - Kathar 1,134 people - Phulpur 1,111 people - Jagral 1,090 people - Chandpur 1,077 people All 138 villages in Jalandhar - I ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puranpur? 144005 - How far is Puranpur from Jalandhar? 5 km by road - What is the population of Puranpur? 1,135 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puranpur in? Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - I sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Puranpur? 82.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-i/puranpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.