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About Jhaluia Village

Jhaluia is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 728, made up of 380 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhaluia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhaluia village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145025
Area (hectares) 165 hectares
Population 728
Male Population 380
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhaluia compares

By the 2011 count Jhaluia is the 171st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 934.

Getting to Jhaluia

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

How far is Jhaluia from other places

Jhaluia lies about 68 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 Jhaluia
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 20 km
Nearest town Chamba 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 33 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 68 km

Villages closest to Jhaluia

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 Jhaluia

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhaluia village had a population of 728. That makes it the 171st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Jhaluia village has 380 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhaluia has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Jhaluia is 145025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhaluia covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhaluia falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jhaluia is Nurpur Road, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhaluia.

Jhaluia is about 68 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhaluia is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Nurpur Road is about 20 km away. Chamba is about 21 km away. Pathankot is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alikhan (under 2 km), Bhanwal (under 2 km) and Chak Koshalian (under 2 km).

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

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