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About Jaja Village

Jaja is a large village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,046, made up of 1,545 males and 1,501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaja village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144212
Area (hectares) 384 hectares
Population 3,046
Male Population 1,545
Female Population 1,501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jaja compares

By the 2011 count Jaja is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 384 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Jaja

Jaja 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 Jaja as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jaja from other places

Jaja lies about 28 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Urmar, about 2.3 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 Jaja
Nearest railway station Tanda Urmar 2.3 km
Nearest town Urmar 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 16 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 28 km

Villages closest to Jaja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaja village had a population of 3,046. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Jaja village has 1,545 males and 1,501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaja has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Jaja is 144212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaja covers 384 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jaja falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jaja is Tanda Urmar, about 2.3 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 <5 km distance for Jaja.

Jaja is about 28 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaja is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Tanda Urmar is about 2.3 km away. Urmar is about 2.4 km away. Dasua is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bassi Jajal Khan (under 2 km), Rasulpur (under 2 km) and Randian (under 2 km).

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

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