Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Jitpur Jitpur is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code 144521. The 2011 Census counted 336 people in 70 households, the 143rd largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 336 people (2011) - 70 households - 70.1% literacy - 144521 PIN code ## Jitpur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jitpur is 144521. Jitpur falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code 144521 - Gram panchayat Jeetpur - Community development block Balachaur - Census village code 032444 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jitpur from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ) 29 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jitpur? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Jitpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Adoana - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Balachaur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jitpur known for? The main crops are wheat. About 17% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jitpur Of every 100 households in Jitpur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Jitpur · ■ Balachaur rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 97% - Toilet within the home 22% 50% - No toilet (open defecation) 78% 49% - Tap water 99% 65% - Drinking water within premises 58% 79% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 35% 36% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 65% 60% - Use banking services 16% 75% - Television 46% 78% - Mobile phone 80% 77% - Computer with internet 1% 2% - Two-wheeler 30% 48% - Car / jeep / van 10% 8% - None of these assets 11% 5% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jitpur? ■ Jitpur · ■ Balachaur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.1% 76.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 935 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 861 - Working population 29.2% 35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 57.6% for women. 56% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 78 (80%) · ■ Farm labourers 11 (11%) · ■ Other work 9 (9%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Balachaur - Mehmudpur Gadrian 403 people - Mansewal 373 people - Bhanewal 355 people - Nanowal 353 people - Auliapur 333 people - Bhedian 324 people - Lalpur 315 people - Dobhali 313 people All 184 villages in Balachaur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jitpur? 144521 - How far is Jitpur from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar? 29 km by road - What is the population of Jitpur? 336 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jitpur in? Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Jitpur? 70.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/jitpur-032444/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.