# Desalpur Village, Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar (Punjab)

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Village · Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar 

# Desalpur

Desalpur is a village in Jalandhar - II sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **145002**. The 2011 Census counted **643 people in 129 households**, the 144th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 643people (2011)
- 129households
- 80.3%literacy
- 145002PIN code

## Desalpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Desalpur is 145002.** Desalpur falls in Jalandhar - II sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code145002
- Gram panchayatDesalpur
- Community development blockJalandhar
- Census village code030443

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Desalpur from nearby towns?

- Jalandhar - Ii (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)13 km by road
- Jalandhar (nearest town)13 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Desalpur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Desalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mand
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jalandhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Desalpur known for?

The main crops are **vegitables, rice and grain**. About 88% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Desalpur

Of every 100 households in Desalpur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Desalpur · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**26%

Tap water ****44%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**86%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**33%

Use banking services ****92%**

**75%

Television ****85%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****50%**

**51%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**13%

None of these assets ****5%**

**3%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Desalpur?

■ Desalpur · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1407**

**881

Working population ****30.8%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 76.3% for women. 56% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (35%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 66 (33%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jalandhar - II

- Chakrala654 people
- Mangeki654 people
- Tandi650 people
- Lambri644 people
- Ghug638 people
- Bhathe632 people
- Rajab630 people
- Giganwal619 people

[All 241 villages in Jalandhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Desalpur?145002
- How far is Desalpur from Jalandhar?13 km by road
- What is the population of Desalpur?643 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Desalpur in?Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - II sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Desalpur?80.3% (Census 2011)