Phalpota Explained

Phalpota
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.0972°N 75.8212°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jalandhar
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Phillaur
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:246
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:1,736[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Note:Sex ratio 853/883 /
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Demographics1 Title2:Other spoken
Demographics1 Info2:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:144418
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01826
Registration Plate:PB 37
Iso Code:IN-PB
Blank1 Name Sec2:Post office
Blank1 Info Sec2:Bara Pind

Phalpota is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India. It is located 2.4 km away from postal head office Bara Pind. The village is 6.3 km away from Goraya, 12.5 km from Phillaur, 40.7 km from Jalandhar, and 123 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by Sarpanch who is elected representative of village.

Caste

The village has population of 1736 and in the village most of the villagers are from schedule caste (SC) which has constitutes 53.92% of total population of the village and it doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Education

Phalpota has a Punjabi medium Co-educational Upper Primary school (GMS Phalpota School) which was founded in 2001. The school also provide mid-day meal.

Transport

Rail

The nearest train station is situated in Goraya and Ludhiana Jn Railway Station is 28 km away from the village.

Air

The nearest domestic airport is 44 km away in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is 135 km away in Amritsar other nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Phalpota village Population Census 2011. census2011.co.in.