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About Jaran Wali Gali Village

Jaran Wali Gali is a mid sized village in Mendhar tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 872, made up of 445 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaran Wali Gali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaran Wali Gali village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Mendhar
Pincode 185121
Area (hectares) 160 hectares
Population 872
Male Population 445
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaran Wali Gali compares

By the 2011 count Jaran Wali Gali is the 40th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Jaran Wali Gali

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

Jaran Wali Gali lies about 25 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 39 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 Jaran Wali Gali
District headquarters Punch 25 km
Nearest town Pūnch 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Mendhar 32 km
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 39 km

Villages closest to Jaran Wali Gali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mendhar 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 Jaran Wali Gali

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaran Wali Gali village had a population of 872. That makes it the 40th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Jaran Wali Gali village has 445 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaran Wali Gali has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Jaran Wali Gali is 185121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaran Wali Gali covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaran Wali Gali falls under Mendhar tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Jaran Wali Gali is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 39 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 Jaran Wali Gali.

Jaran Wali Gali is about 25 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaran Wali Gali is in Mendhar tehsil of Punch district. Punch is about 25 km away. Pūnch is about 25 km away. Mendhar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darasher Khan (11 km), Goi (14 km) and Nar (23 km).

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

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