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About Jaura Singha Village

Jaura Singha is a large village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,126, made up of 1,143 males and 983 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaura Singha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaura Singha village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 382 hectares
Population 2,126
Male Population 1,143
Female Population 983
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jaura Singha compares

By the 2011 count Jaura Singha is the 59th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 382 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Jaura Singha

Jaura Singha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jaura Singha as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jaura Singha from other places

Jaura Singha lies about 25 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Sugar Mills, about 4.2 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 Jaura Singha
Nearest railway station Batala Sugar Mills 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 8.9 km
Nearest town Batāla 8.9 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 25 km

Villages closest to Jaura Singha

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 Jaura Singha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaura Singha village had a population of 2,126. That makes it the 59th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Jaura Singha village has 1,143 males and 983 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaura Singha has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

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

Jaura Singha covers 382 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaura Singha falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jaura Singha is Batala Sugar Mills, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jaura Singha.

Jaura Singha is about 25 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaura Singha is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala Sugar Mills is about 4.2 km away. Batala is about 8.9 km away. Batāla is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Winjwan (2.0 km), Sheikhowali (2.5 km) and Kotla Sahya (3.0 km).

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

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