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About Jandwala Hanwanta Village

Jandwala Hanwanta is one of the larger villages in Abohar tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,381, made up of 2,872 males and 2,509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1480.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jandwala Hanwanta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jandwala Hanwanta village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Abohar
Pincode 152132
Area (hectares) 1480.35 hectares
Population 5,381
Male Population 2,872
Female Population 2,509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jandwala Hanwanta compares

By the 2011 count Jandwala Hanwanta is the 9th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents. Its 1480.35 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Jandwala Hanwanta

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

How far is Jandwala Hanwanta from other places

Jandwala Hanwanta lies about 114 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Bakayanwala, about 11 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 Jandwala Hanwanta
Nearest railway station Bakayanwala 11 km
Nearest town Sri Ganganagar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Abohar 22 km
District headquarters Firozpur 114 km

Villages closest to Jandwala Hanwanta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Abohar 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 Jandwala Hanwanta

As per the Census of India 2011, Jandwala Hanwanta village had a population of 5,381. That makes it the 9th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents.

Jandwala Hanwanta village has 2,872 males and 2,509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jandwala Hanwanta has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Jandwala Hanwanta is 152132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jandwala Hanwanta covers 1480.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jandwala Hanwanta falls under Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jandwala Hanwanta is Bakayanwala, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jandwala Hanwanta.

Jandwala Hanwanta is about 114 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jandwala Hanwanta is in Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district. Bakayanwala is about 11 km away. Sri Ganganagar is about 18 km away. Abohar 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 Maujgarh (2.5 km), Gidranwali (3.8 km) and Bhanger Khera (4.5 km).

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

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