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About Jangla Village

Jangla is a large village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,055, made up of 1,082 males and 973 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143602
Area (hectares) 310 hectares
Population 2,055
Male Population 1,082
Female Population 973
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangla compares

By the 2011 count Jangla is the 66th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 310 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Jangla

Jangla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jangla 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 Jangla from other places

Jangla lies about 38 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jaintipura, about 7.6 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 Jangla
Nearest railway station Jaintipura 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 12 km
Nearest town Batāla 12 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 38 km

Villages closest to Jangla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangla village had a population of 2,055. That makes it the 66th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Jangla village has 1,082 males and 973 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangla has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Jangla is 143602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangla covers 310 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jangla falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jangla is Jaintipura, about 7.6 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 Jangla.

Jangla is about 38 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangla is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jaintipura is about 7.6 km away. Batala is about 12 km away. Batāla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishniwal (under 2 km), Nasarke (1.8 km) and Talwandi Bha Rath (2.2 km).

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

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