About Jhatra Village

Jhatra is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,347, made up of 698 males and 649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhatra village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Firozpur
Tehsil	Zira
Pincode	152028
Area (hectares)	297.45 hectares
Population	1,347
Male Population	698
Female Population	649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhatra compares

By the 2011 count Jhatra is the 48th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 297.45 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Jhatra

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

How far is Jhatra from other places

Jhatra lies about 41 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Maheshari Sandhuan, 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 Jhatra
Tehsil headquarters	Zira	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Maheshari Sandhuan	11 km
District headquarters	Firozpur	41 km

Villages closest to Jhatra

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

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Common questions about Jhatra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhatra village had a population of 1,347. That makes it the 48th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Jhatra village has 698 males and 649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhatra has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Jhatra is 152028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhatra covers 297.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhatra falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jhatra is Maheshari Sandhuan, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhatra.

Jhatra is about 41 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhatra is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Zira is about 5.9 km away. Maheshari Sandhuan is about 11 km away. Firozpur is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.