About Johal Village

Johal is a mid sized village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 596, made up of 310 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Johal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Johal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Amritsar I
Pincode	143601
Area (hectares)	123 hectares
Population	596
Male Population	310
Female Population	286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Johal compares

By the 2011 count Johal is the 118th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 910.

Getting to Johal

Johal 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 Johal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Johal from other places

Johal lies about 14 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Jandiala, about 3.9 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 Johal
Nearest railway station	Jandiala	3.9 km
Nearest town	Jandiāla Gurū	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amritsar I	14 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	14 km

Villages closest to Johal

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.

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Common questions about Johal

As per the Census of India 2011, Johal village had a population of 596. That makes it the 118th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Johal village has 310 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Johal has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Johal is 143601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Johal covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Johal is Jandiala, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Johal.

Johal is about 14 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Johal is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Jandiala is about 3.9 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 5.6 km away. Amritsar I is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.