About Jhela Amda Shakargarh Village

Jhela Amda Shakargarh is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,717, made up of 887 males and 830 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhela Amda Shakargarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhela Amda Shakargarh village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Pathankot
Pincode	143534
Area (hectares)	352 hectares
Population	1,717
Male Population	887
Female Population	830
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
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 Jhela Amda Shakargarh compares

By the 2011 count Jhela Amda Shakargarh is the 48th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 352 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Jhela Amda Shakargarh

Jhela Amda Shakargarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhela Amda Shakargarh 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 Jhela Amda Shakargarh from other places

Jhela Amda Shakargarh lies about 22 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Parmanand, about 6.4 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 Jhela Amda Shakargarh
Nearest railway station	Parmanand	6.4 km
Nearest town	Dīnānagar	9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathankot	18 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	22 km

Villages closest to Jhela Amda Shakargarh

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.

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Common questions about Jhela Amda Shakargarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhela Amda Shakargarh village had a population of 1,717. That makes it the 48th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Jhela Amda Shakargarh village has 887 males and 830 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhela Amda Shakargarh has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Jhela Amda Shakargarh is 143534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhela Amda Shakargarh covers 352 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhela Amda Shakargarh falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jhela Amda Shakargarh is Parmanand, about 6.4 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 Jhela Amda Shakargarh.

Jhela Amda Shakargarh is about 22 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhela Amda Shakargarh is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Parmanand is about 6.4 km away. Dīnānagar is about 9.7 km away. Pathankot is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhela Amda Gurdaspur (under 2 km), Khush Nagar (1.5 km) and Chak Sahu (1.9 km).

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