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About Jatta Village

Jatta is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,078, made up of 565 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jatta village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143603
Area (hectares) 194 hectares
Population 1,078
Male Population 565
Female Population 513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
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 Jatta compares

By the 2011 count Jatta is the 146th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Jatta

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

Jatta lies about 42 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Ramdas, about 4.4 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 Jatta
Nearest railway station Ramdas 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 21 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 21 km
District headquarters Amritsar 42 km

Villages closest to Jatta

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 Jatta

As per the Census of India 2011, Jatta village had a population of 1,078. That makes it the 146th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Jatta village has 565 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jatta has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Jatta is 143603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jatta covers 194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jatta falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jatta is Ramdas, about 4.4 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 Jatta.

Jatta is about 42 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jatta is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Ramdas is about 4.4 km away. Ajnala is about 21 km away. Ajnāla is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kot Gurbaksh (1.9 km), Kotli Shah Habib (2.3 km) and Hashampura (3.1 km).

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

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