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About Jandwal Village

Jandwal is a large village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,119, made up of 1,129 males and 990 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jandwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jandwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145001
Area (hectares) 248 hectares
Population 2,119
Male Population 1,129
Female Population 990
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jandwal compares

By the 2011 count Jandwal is the 33rd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 248 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Jandwal

Jandwal 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 Jandwal 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 Jandwal from other places

Jandwal lies about 43 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dalhousie Road, about under 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 Jandwal
Nearest railway station Dalhousie Road under 2 km
Nearest town Mamun 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 8.9 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 43 km

Villages closest to Jandwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jandwal village had a population of 2,119. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Jandwal village has 1,129 males and 990 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jandwal has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Jandwal is 145001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jandwal covers 248 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jandwal falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jandwal is Dalhousie Road, about under 2 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 Jandwal.

Jandwal 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.

Jandwal is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dalhousie Road is about under 2 km away. Mamun is about 4.6 km away. Pathankot 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 Baghar (under 2 km), Kalarwan (under 2 km) and Jakral (under 2 km).

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

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