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About Jiwant Village

Jiwant is a large village in Punahana tehsil, in the district of Mewat, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,731, made up of 1,996 males and 1,735 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 121104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiwant Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiwant village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Mewat
Tehsil Punahana
Pincode 121104
Area (hectares) 243 hectares
Population 3,731
Male Population 1,996
Female Population 1,735
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jiwant compares

By the 2011 count Jiwant is the 20th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,927 residents. Its 243 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Jiwant

Jiwant is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jiwant 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 Jiwant from other places

Jiwant lies about 38 km from Mewat, and the nearest railway station is Hodal, about 23 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 Jiwant
Tehsil headquarters Punahana 7.8 km
Nearest town Pūnāhāna 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Hodal 23 km
District headquarters Mewat 38 km

Villages closest to Jiwant

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Punahana 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 Jiwant

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiwant village had a population of 3,731. That makes it the 20th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,927 residents.

Jiwant village has 1,996 males and 1,735 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiwant has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Jiwant is 121104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jiwant covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jiwant falls under Punahana tehsil of Mewat district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Jiwant is Hodal, about 23 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 Jiwant.

Jiwant is about 38 km from Mewat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiwant is in Punahana tehsil of Mewat district. Punahana is about 7.8 km away. Pūnāhāna is about 7.8 km away. Hodal is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandhauli (2.6 km), Kherla Punahana (2.8 km) and Srisingalheri (3.2 km).

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

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