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About Jharoli Village

Jharoli is a large village in Gurdaspur tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,517, made up of 1,324 males and 1,193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 674 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143533, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharoli village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Gurdaspur
Pincode 143533
Area (hectares) 674 hectares
Population 2,517
Male Population 1,324
Female Population 1,193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jharoli compares

By the 2011 count Jharoli is the 38th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 674 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Jharoli

Jharoli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jharoli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jharoli from other places

Jharoli lies about 26 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Parmanand, about 15 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 Jharoli
Nearest railway station Parmanand 15 km
Nearest town Kathua 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurdaspur 26 km

Villages closest to Jharoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharoli village had a population of 2,517. That makes it the 38th largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Jharoli village has 1,324 males and 1,193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharoli has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Jharoli is 143533. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharoli covers 674 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jharoli falls under Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jharoli is Parmanand, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jharoli.

Jharoli is about 26 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharoli is in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Parmanand is about 15 km away. Kathua is about 16 km away. Gurdaspur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jainpur (3.0 km), Bhulia (6.0 km) and Fatehpur (6.0 km).

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

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