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About Jhita Kalan Village

Jhita Kalan is a large village in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,991, made up of 2,098 males and 1,893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 771 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhita Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhita Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar II
Pincode 143302
Area (hectares) 771 hectares
Population 3,991
Male Population 2,098
Female Population 1,893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhita Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Jhita Kalan is the 18th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 771 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 891.

Getting to Jhita Kalan

Jhita Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhita Kalan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhita Kalan from other places

Jhita Kalan lies about 9.2 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Manawala, about 4.4 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 Jhita Kalan
Nearest railway station Manawala 4.4 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar II 9.2 km
District headquarters Amritsar 9.2 km

Villages closest to Jhita Kalan

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 Jhita Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhita Kalan village had a population of 3,991. That makes it the 18th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Jhita Kalan village has 2,098 males and 1,893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhita Kalan has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Jhita Kalan is 143302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhita Kalan covers 771 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhita Kalan falls under Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jhita Kalan is Manawala, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Jhita Kalan is about 9.2 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhita Kalan is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. Manawala is about 4.4 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 7.0 km away. Amritsar II is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhita Khurd (under 2 km), Rampura (under 2 km) and Bashambarpura (under 2 km).

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

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