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About Jhande Village

Jhande is a mid sized village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,204, made up of 648 males and 556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhande Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhande village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143601
Area (hectares) 174 hectares
Population 1,204
Male Population 648
Female Population 556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jhande compares

By the 2011 count Jhande is the 81st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 174 hectares work out to about 6.9 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 Jhande

Jhande is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jhande as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jhande from other places

Jhande 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 Jhande
Nearest railway station Kathunangal 4.5 km
Nearest town Batāla 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 22 km
District headquarters Amritsar 22 km

Villages closest to Jhande

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 Jhande

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhande village had a population of 1,204. That makes it the 81st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Jhande village has 648 males and 556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhande 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 Jhande is 143601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhande covers 174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhande is Kathunangal, about 4.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhande.

Jhande 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Alkare (under 2 km), Sehnewali (under 2 km) and Bhoya Fatehgarh (under 2 km).

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

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