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About Jabbowal Village

Jabbowal is a large village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,093, made up of 2,178 males and 1,915 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 813 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jabbowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jabbowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143116
Area (hectares) 813 hectares
Population 4,093
Male Population 2,178
Female Population 1,915
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jabbowal compares

By the 2011 count Jabbowal is the 13th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 813 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Jabbowal

Jabbowal 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 Jabbowal 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 Jabbowal from other places

Jabbowal lies about 24 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Tangra, about 2.9 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 Jabbowal
Nearest railway station Tangra 2.9 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 14 km
District headquarters Amritsar 24 km

Villages closest to Jabbowal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala 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 Jabbowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Jabbowal village had a population of 4,093. That makes it the 13th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Jabbowal village has 2,178 males and 1,915 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jabbowal has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Jabbowal is 143116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jabbowal covers 813 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jabbowal falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jabbowal is Tangra, about 2.9 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 Jabbowal.

Jabbowal is about 24 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jabbowal is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Tangra is about 2.9 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 10 km away. Baba Bakala is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipur Khurd (1.6 km), Jodhanagri (2.2 km) and Naraingarh (3.0 km).

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

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