About Jaswan Village

Jaswan is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 967, made up of 493 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 454 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaswan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaswan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Pathankot
Pincode	145026
Area (hectares)	454 hectares
Population	967
Male Population	493
Female Population	474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaswan compares

By the 2011 count Jaswan is the 128th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 454 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Jaswan

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

Jaswan lies about 27 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jakolari, about 11 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 Jaswan
Nearest railway station	Jakolari	11 km
Nearest town	Kathua	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathankot	18 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	27 km

Villages closest to Jaswan

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 Jaswan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaswan village had a population of 967. That makes it the 128th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Jaswan village has 493 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaswan has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Jaswan is 145026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaswan covers 454 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaswan falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jaswan is Jakolari, about 11 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 village for Jaswan.

Jaswan is about 27 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaswan is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jakolari is about 11 km away. Kathua is about 12 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.