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About Jagdev Kalan Village

Jagdev Kalan is a large village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,554, made up of 2,406 males and 2,148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagdev Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagdev Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143101
Area (hectares) 1134 hectares
Population 4,554
Male Population 2,406
Female Population 2,148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagdev Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Jagdev Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 1134 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Jagdev Kalan

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

How far is Jagdev Kalan from other places

Jagdev Kalan lies about 16 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Majitha, about 8.4 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 Jagdev Kalan
Nearest railway station Majitha 8.4 km
Nearest town Nangli 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 13 km
District headquarters Amritsar 16 km

Villages closest to Jagdev Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ajnala 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 Jagdev Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagdev Kalan village had a population of 4,554. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Jagdev Kalan village has 2,406 males and 2,148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagdev Kalan has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Jagdev Kalan is 143101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagdev Kalan covers 1134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jagdev Kalan falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jagdev Kalan is Majitha, about 8.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jagdev Kalan.

Jagdev Kalan is about 16 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagdev Kalan is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Majitha is about 8.4 km away. Nangli is about 9.2 km away. Ajnala is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malu Nangal (2.0 km), Kotli Koka (2.5 km) and Kotli Sakka (2.5 km).

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

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