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About Jahangir Village

Jahangir is a large village in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,346, made up of 1,230 males and 1,116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jahangir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahangir village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar II
Pincode 143001
Area (hectares) 440 hectares
Population 2,346
Male Population 1,230
Female Population 1,116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jahangir compares

By the 2011 count Jahangir is the 33rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 440 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Jahangir

Jahangir 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 Jahangir 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 Jahangir from other places

Jahangir lies about 12 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Verka Junction, about 4.3 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 Jahangir
Nearest railway station Verka Junction 4.3 km
Nearest town Nangli 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar II 12 km
District headquarters Amritsar 12 km

Villages closest to Jahangir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahangir village had a population of 2,346. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Jahangir village has 1,230 males and 1,116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahangir has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Jahangir is 143001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jahangir covers 440 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jahangir falls under Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jahangir is Verka Junction, about 4.3 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 Jahangir.

Jahangir is about 12 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahangir is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Verka Junction is about 4.3 km away. Nangli is about 6.6 km away. Amritsar II is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sohian Khurd (under 2 km), Mudal (1.5 km) and Jethuwal (3.4 km).

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

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