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About Jhamke Village

Jhamke is a mid sized village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 700, made up of 366 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 448 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhamke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhamke village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143202
Area (hectares) 448 hectares
Population 700
Male Population 366
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jhamke compares

By the 2011 count Jhamke is the 118th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 448 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Jhamke

Jhamke 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 Jhamke 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jallupur Khera, Jalluwal, Jamalpur and Jaspal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jhamke

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhamke village had a population of 700. That makes it the 118th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Jhamke village has 366 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhamke has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Jhamke is 143202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhamke covers 448 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Jhamke notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhamke.

Jhamke is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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