About Jhander Village

Jhander is a large village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,299, made up of 1,223 males and 1,076 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 472 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhander Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhander village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Ajnala
Pincode	143001
Area (hectares)	472 hectares
Population	2,299
Male Population	1,223
Female Population	1,076
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhander compares

By the 2011 count Jhander is the 40th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 472 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 Jhander

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

Jhander lies about 22 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Kathunangal, about 4.5 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 Jhander
Nearest railway station	Kathunangal	4.5 km
Nearest town	Batāla	15 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ajnala	30 km

Villages closest to Jhander

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.

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Common questions about Jhander

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhander village had a population of 2,299. That makes it the 40th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Jhander village has 1,223 males and 1,076 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhander has about 880 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 Jhander is 143001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhander covers 472 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhander falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jhander is Kathunangal, about 4.5 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 Jhander.

Jhander is about 22 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhander is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Kathunangal is about 4.5 km away. Batāla is about 15 km away. Amritsar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.