About Jhanjoti Village

Jhanjoti is a large village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,035, made up of 1,607 males and 1,428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhanjoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanjoti village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Ajnala
Pincode	143101
Area (hectares)	386 hectares
Population	3,035
Male Population	1,607
Female Population	1,428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhanjoti compares

By the 2011 count Jhanjoti is the 25th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 386 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Jhanjoti

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

Jhanjoti lies about 16 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Chheharta, about 12 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 Jhanjoti
Nearest railway station	Chheharta	12 km
Nearest town	Nangli	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ajnala	14 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	16 km

Villages closest to Jhanjoti

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 Jhanjoti

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanjoti village had a population of 3,035. That makes it the 25th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Jhanjoti village has 1,607 males and 1,428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanjoti has about 889 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 Jhanjoti is 143101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhanjoti covers 386 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhanjoti falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jhanjoti is Chheharta, about 12 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 Jhanjoti.

Jhanjoti 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.

Jhanjoti is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Chheharta is about 12 km away. Nangli is about 14 km away. Ajnala is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.