About Jangal Village

Jangal is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,453, made up of 728 males and 725 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143539, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Pathankot
Pincode	143539
Area (hectares)	312 hectares
Population	1,453
Male Population	728
Female Population	725
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jangal compares

By the 2011 count Jangal is the 71st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 312 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Jangal

Jangal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jangal 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jangal from other places

Jangal lies about 18 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Parmanand, about 3.3 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 Jangal
Nearest railway station	Parmanand	3.3 km
Nearest town	Dīnānagar	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathankot	17 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	18 km

Villages closest to Jangal

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 Jangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal village had a population of 1,453. That makes it the 71st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Jangal village has 728 males and 725 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Jangal is 143539. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangal covers 312 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jangal falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jangal is Parmanand, about 3.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jangal.

Jangal is about 18 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangal is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Parmanand is about 3.3 km away. Dīnānagar is about 5.8 km away. Pathankot is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.