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About Jaurian Kalan Village

Jaurian Kalan is a mid sized village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,744, made up of 1,144 males and 600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 524 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaurian Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaurian Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143604
Area (hectares) 311 hectares
Population 1,744
Male Population 1,144
Female Population 600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 524
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jaurian Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Jaurian Kalan is the 12th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 311 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 899.

Getting to Jaurian Kalan

Jaurian Kalan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jaurian Kalan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jaurian Kalan from other places

Jaurian Kalan lies about 38 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jaintipura, about 6.5 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 Jaurian Kalan
Nearest railway station Jaintipura 6.5 km
Nearest town Batāla 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 34 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 38 km

Villages closest to Jaurian Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Jaurian Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaurian Kalan village had a population of 1,744. That makes it the 12th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Jaurian Kalan village has 1,144 males and 600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaurian Kalan has about 524 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Jaurian Kalan is 143604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaurian Kalan covers 311 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaurian Kalan falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jaurian Kalan is Jaintipura, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jaurian Kalan.

Jaurian Kalan 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.

Jaurian Kalan is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jaintipura is about 6.5 km away. Batāla is about 6.8 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Abdal (8.5 km), Sadhanwali (9.7 km) and Haruwal (11 km).

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

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