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About Jalal Village

Jalal is a large village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,102, made up of 1,039 males and 1,063 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143411
Area (hectares) 467 hectares
Population 2,102
Male Population 1,039
Female Population 1,063
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalal compares

By the 2011 count Jalal is the 43rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 467 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Jalal

Jalal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalal as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jalal from other places

Jalal lies about 31 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Butari, about 12 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 Jalal
Nearest railway station Butari 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 13 km
Nearest town Batāla 17 km
District headquarters Amritsar 31 km

Villages closest to Jalal

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 Jalal

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalal village had a population of 2,102. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Jalal village has 1,039 males and 1,063 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalal has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Jalal is 143411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalal covers 467 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jalal is Butari, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jalal.

Jalal is about 31 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalal is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Butari is about 12 km away. Baba Bakala is about 13 km away. Batāla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Usman (under 2 km), Dharmu Chak (under 2 km) and Ghuhatwind Musalmana (1.8 km).

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

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