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About Jhanjian Kalan Village

Jhanjian Kalan is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 612, made up of 327 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhanjian Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanjian Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143602
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 612
Male Population 327
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Jhanjian Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Jhanjian Kalan is the 265th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Jhanjian Kalan

The census records public bus service for Jhanjian Kalan 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhanjian Kalan from other places

Jhanjian Kalan lies about 43 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Fatehgarh Churian, about 5.3 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 Jhanjian Kalan
Nearest railway station Fatehgarh Churian 5.3 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 23 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 43 km

Villages closest to Jhanjian Kalan

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 Jhanjian Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanjian Kalan village had a population of 612. That makes it the 265th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Jhanjian Kalan village has 327 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanjian Kalan has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

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

Jhanjian Kalan covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhanjian Kalan falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jhanjian Kalan is Fatehgarh Churian, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Jhanjian Kalan is about 43 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhanjian Kalan is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Fatehgarh Churian is about 5.3 km away. Ajnāla is about 21 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 Lala Nangal (under 2 km), Jhanjian Khurd (under 2 km) and Dogar (1.5 km).

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

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