About Jhang Village

Jhang is a mid sized village in Samba tehsil, in the district of Samba, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,084, made up of 522 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhang village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Samba
Tehsil	Samba
Pincode	184120
Area (hectares)	250.1 hectares
Population	1,084
Male Population	522
Female Population	562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,077
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhang compares

By the 2011 count Jhang is the 76th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 773 residents. Its 250.1 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Jhang

Jhang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhang as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhang from other places

Jhang lies about 14 km from Sāmba, and the nearest railway station is Samba, about 11 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 Jhang
Nearest railway station	Samba	11 km
Nearest town	Sāmba	14 km

Villages closest to Jhang

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

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Common questions about Jhang

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhang village had a population of 1,084. That makes it the 76th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 773 residents.

Jhang village has 522 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhang has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Jhang is 184120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhang covers 250.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhang falls under Samba tehsil of Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Jhang is Samba, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhang.

Jhang is about 14 km from Sāmba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhang is in Samba tehsil of Samba district. Samba is about 11 km away. Sāmba is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.