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About Janisar Village

Janisar is a small village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 235 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 558 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janisar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janisar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 152023
Area (hectares) 558 hectares
Population 439
Male Population 235
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Janisar compares

By the 2011 count Janisar is the 165th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 558 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 Janisar

Janisar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Janisar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Janisar from other places

Janisar lies about 54 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Lakhewali, about 5.5 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 Janisar
Nearest railway station Lakhewali 5.5 km
Nearest town Muktsar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalabad 16 km
District headquarters Firozpur 54 km

Villages closest to Janisar

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 Janisar

As per the Census of India 2011, Janisar village had a population of 439. That makes it the 165th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Janisar village has 235 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janisar has about 868 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 Janisar is 152023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Janisar covers 558 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Janisar falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Janisar is Lakhewali, about 5.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Janisar.

Janisar is about 54 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janisar is in Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district. Lakhewali is about 5.5 km away. Muktsar is about 15 km away. Jalalabad 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 Chak Janisar (1.8 km), Chak Sohlewala (2.4 km) and Ratta Khera (4.7 km).

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

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