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About Jand Village

Jand is a mid sized village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,295, made up of 697 males and 598 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jand village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143115
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 1,295
Male Population 697
Female Population 598
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jand compares

By the 2011 count Jand is the 75th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Jand

The census records public bus service for Jand as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jand from other places

Jand lies about 11 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Manawala, about 2.7 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 Jand
Nearest railway station Manawala 2.7 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 11 km
District headquarters Amritsar 11 km

Villages closest to Jand

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar I 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 Jand

As per the Census of India 2011, Jand village had a population of 1,295. That makes it the 75th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Jand village has 697 males and 598 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jand has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Jand is 143115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jand covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jand falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jand is Manawala, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jand.

Jand is about 11 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jand is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Manawala is about 2.7 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 7.3 km away. Amritsar I is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nangal Dyal Singh (under 2 km), Talwandi Dogran (under 2 km) and Malakpur (1.6 km).

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

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