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About Jharu Nangal Village

Jharu Nangal is a mid sized village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 650, made up of 325 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharu Nangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharu Nangal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143111
Area (hectares) 176 hectares
Population 650
Male Population 325
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jharu Nangal compares

By the 2011 count Jharu Nangal is the 122nd 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 176 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 Jharu Nangal

Jharu Nangal 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 Jharu Nangal 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 Jharu Nangal from other places

Jharu Nangal lies about 30 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Butari, about 3.4 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 Jharu Nangal
Nearest railway station Butari 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 7.8 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 16 km
District headquarters Amritsar 30 km

Villages closest to Jharu Nangal

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 Jharu Nangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharu Nangal village had a population of 650. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Jharu Nangal village has 325 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

The pincode recorded for Jharu Nangal is 143111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharu Nangal covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jharu Nangal falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jharu Nangal is Butari, about 3.4 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 Jharu Nangal.

Jharu Nangal is about 30 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharu Nangal is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Butari is about 3.4 km away. Baba Bakala is about 7.8 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramana Chak (under 2 km), Dhulka (under 2 km) and Kaleke (1.6 km).

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

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