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About Jantral Village

Jantral is a small village in Bayad tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 69 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jantral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jantral village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Bayad
Pincode 383325
Area (hectares) 227.43 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 69
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jantral compares

By the 2011 count Jantral is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents. Its 227.43 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Jantral

Jantral is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jantral as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jantral from other places

Jantral lies about 88 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Bayad, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jantral
Nearest railway station Bayad 12 km
Nearest town Kapadvanj 22 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 88 km

Villages closest to Jantral

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bayad tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Jantral

As per the Census of India 2011, Jantral village had a population of 136. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents.

Jantral village has 69 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jantral has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Jantral is 383325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jantral covers 227.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jantral falls under Bayad tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Jantral is Bayad, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jantral.

Jantral is about 88 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jantral is in Bayad tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Bayad is about 12 km away. Kapadvanj is about 22 km away. Sabar Kantha is about 88 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghodnal (1.7 km), Dabha (2.3 km) and Fatepur (2.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jantral today is likely to be higher.

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