Jalanpur Kalan
Jalalpur Kalan | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Jalalpur Kalan Location in Punjab, India  Jalalpur Kalan Jalalpur Kalan (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°08′01″N 75°09′56″E / 31.1335181°N 75.1656202°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Jalandhar |
| Tehsil | Shahkot |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat raj |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 794[1] |
| Sex ratio 414/380 ♂/♀ | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PB |
| Vehicle registration | PB- 08 |
| Website | jalandhar |
Jalanpur Kalan is a village in Shahkot in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. Kalan is Persian language word which means big and Khurd is Persian word which means small when two villages have same name then it is distinguished as Kalan means Big and Khurd means Small with Village Name. It is located 26 kilometres (16 mi) from Shahkot, 34 kilometres (21 mi) from Nakodar, 39 kilometres (24 mi) from district headquarter Jalandhar and 189 kilometres (117 mi) from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).
Transport
[edit]Shahkot Malisian station is the nearest train station. The village is 95 kilometres (59 mi) away from domestic airport in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the second nearest airport which is 99 kilometres (62 mi) away in Amritsar.