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About Jamalgarh Village

Jamalgarh is a mid sized village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 806, made up of 433 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 541 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamalgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamalgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 152022
Area (hectares) 541 hectares
Population 806
Male Population 433
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jamalgarh compares

By the 2011 count Jamalgarh is the 126th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 541 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Jamalgarh

Jamalgarh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamalgarh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Jamalgarh from other places

Jamalgarh lies about 42 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Jiwa Arain, about 3.1 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 Jamalgarh
Nearest railway station Jiwa Arain 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalabad 8.8 km
Nearest town Jalālābād 8.8 km
District headquarters Firozpur 42 km

Villages closest to Jamalgarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalalabad 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 Jamalgarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamalgarh village had a population of 806. That makes it the 126th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Jamalgarh village has 433 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamalgarh has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Jamalgarh is 152022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamalgarh covers 541 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamalgarh falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jamalgarh is Jiwa Arain, about 3.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jamalgarh.

Jamalgarh is about 42 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamalgarh is in Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district. Jiwa Arain is about 3.1 km away. Jalalabad is about 8.8 km away. Jalālābād is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hadiwala (1.6 km), Chak Jamalgarh (1.8 km) and Jhariwala (2.4 km).

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

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