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About Jodhe Village

Jodhe is a large village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,188, made up of 1,688 males and 1,500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 707 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jodhe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jodhe village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143204
Area (hectares) 707 hectares
Population 3,188
Male Population 1,688
Female Population 1,500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jodhe compares

By the 2011 count Jodhe is the 26th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 707 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Jodhe

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

How far is Jodhe from other places

Jodhe lies about 44 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Beas Junction, about 7.3 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 Jodhe
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Beas Junction 7.3 km
Nearest town Kartārpur 22 km
District headquarters Amritsar 44 km

Villages closest to Jodhe

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 Jodhe

As per the Census of India 2011, Jodhe village had a population of 3,188. That makes it the 26th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Jodhe village has 1,688 males and 1,500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jodhe has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Jodhe is 143204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jodhe covers 707 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jodhe is Beas Junction, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jodhe.

Jodhe is about 44 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jodhe is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Baba Bakala is about 6.8 km away. Beas Junction is about 7.3 km away. Kartārpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaziwal (under 2 km), Balsarai (1.8 km) and Ghaziwal Miani (2.5 km).

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

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