Khanpur | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Coordinates: 31°03′57″N 75°51′21″E / 31.0658814°N 75.8558938°E | |
| Country | |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Jalandhar |
| Tehsil | Phillaur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat raj |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Elevation | 246 m (807 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 626[1] |
| Sex ratio 311/315 ♂/♀ | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 144419 |
| Telephone code | 01826 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PB |
| Vehicle registration | PB 37 |
| Post office | Dayalpur |
| Website | jalandhar |
Khanpur is a medium size village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India. The village is administrated by Sarpanch who is elected representative of village. It is situated on Phillaur-Apra road and located 3.8 km away from Nagar, 3 km from census town Apra, 54 km from Jalandhar and 121 km from state capital Chandigarh. Khanpur has postal head office in Dayalpur which is 8 km away from the village.
Caste[edit | edit source]
The village has schedule caste (SC) constitutes 78.27% of total population of the village and it doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.
Education[edit | edit source]
The village has a Punjabi Medium, Co-educational primary school (Govt. Primary School Khanpur)[2] and other nearest government high school is located in Apra or Nagar.
Transport[edit | edit source]
Rail[edit | edit source]
Phillaur Junction is the nearest train station which is situated 10.6 km away, however, Goraya Railway Station is 15 km away from the village.
Air[edit | edit source]
The nearest domestic airport is located 41 km away in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also a second nearest international airport is 148 km away in Amritsar.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Khanpur Population Census 2011". census2011.co.in.
- ↑ "Detail Of The School". indiawater.gov.in. Retrieved 11 May 2016.