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About Qila Jiwan Singh Village

Qila Jiwan Singh is a large village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,210, made up of 1,184 males and 1,026 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Qila Jiwan Singh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Qila Jiwan Singh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143501
Area (hectares) 325 hectares
Population 2,210
Male Population 1,184
Female Population 1,026
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Qila Jiwan Singh compares

By the 2011 count Qila Jiwan Singh is the 36th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 325 hectares work out to about 6.8 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 Qila Jiwan Singh

Qila Jiwan Singh 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 Qila Jiwan Singh as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Qila Jiwan Singh from other places

Qila Jiwan Singh lies about 9.4 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Manawala, about under 2 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 Qila Jiwan Singh
Nearest railway station Manawala under 2 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 9.4 km
District headquarters Amritsar 9.4 km

Villages closest to Qila Jiwan Singh

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 Qila Jiwan Singh

As per the Census of India 2011, Qila Jiwan Singh village had a population of 2,210. That makes it the 36th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Qila Jiwan Singh village has 1,184 males and 1,026 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Qila Jiwan Singh has about 867 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 Qila Jiwan Singh is 143501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Qila Jiwan Singh covers 325 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Qila Jiwan Singh falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Qila Jiwan Singh is Manawala, about under 2 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 village for Qila Jiwan Singh.

Qila Jiwan Singh is about 9.4 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Qila Jiwan Singh is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Manawala is about under 2 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 8.1 km away. Amritsar I is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mehoka (under 2 km), Jand (1.9 km) and Chhapa Ramsingh (2.1 km).

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

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