# Jaffarpur Village, Shahkot, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar 

# Jaffarpur

Jaffarpur is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144625**. The 2011 Census counted **443 people in 83 households**, the 129th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 443people (2011)
- 83households
- 72.1%literacy
- 144625PIN code

## Jaffarpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jaffarpur is 144625.** Jaffarpur falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144625
- Gram panchayatJaffarpur
- Community development blockLohian Khas
- Census village code029848

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

## How far is Jaffarpur from nearby towns?

- Shahkot (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Shahkot (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 Jaffarpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Jaffarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nihaluwal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sichewali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahkot
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Jaffarpur known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, wheat and rice**. About 93% of the 139 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Jaffarpur

Of every 100 households in Jaffarpur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Jaffarpur · ■ Shahkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**26%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**56%

Use banking services ****52%**

**71%

Television ****88%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**54%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**12%

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

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Jaffarpur?

■ Jaffarpur · ■ Shahkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**862

Working population ****28.2%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 72.3% for women. 53% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 67 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (6%) · **■** Other work 48 (38%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Shahkot

- Mala472 people
- Mehmadpur464 people
- Aidalpur457 people
- Khanpur Rajputan448 people
- Jafarwal420 people
- Badli410 people
- Heran406 people
- Namazipur402 people

[All 179 villages in Shahkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jaffarpur?144625
- How far is Jaffarpur from Jalandhar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Jaffarpur?443 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaffarpur in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Jaffarpur?72.1% (Census 2011)