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About Jauhal Village

Jauhal is a small village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 79 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jauhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jauhal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 79
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jauhal compares

By the 2011 count Jauhal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Jauhal

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

Jauhal lies about 47 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kotla Gujran, about 3.4 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 Jauhal
Nearest railway station Kotla Gujran 3.4 km
Nearest town Nangli 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 23 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 47 km

Villages closest to Jauhal

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 Jauhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Jauhal village had a population of 161. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Jauhal village has 79 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jauhal has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Jauhal is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jauhal covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jauhal falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jauhal is Kotla Gujran, about 3.4 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 Jauhal.

Jauhal is about 47 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jauhal is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Kotla Gujran is about 3.4 km away. Nangli is about 18 km away. Batala is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thatha (3.0 km), Fatehgarh Churian (3.0 km) and Bhalowali (3.1 km).

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

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