About Jand Village

Jand is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 813, made up of 421 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jand village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Dasua
Pincode	144205
Area (hectares)	212 hectares
Population	813
Male Population	421
Female Population	392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jand compares

By the 2011 count Jand is the 126th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Jand

Jand is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jand as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Jand from other places

Jand lies about 42 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Dasuya, about 3.0 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 Jand
Tehsil headquarters	Dasua	2.2 km
Nearest town	Dasūya	2.2 km
Nearest railway station	Dasuya	3.0 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	42 km

Villages closest to Jand

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.

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Common questions about Jand

As per the Census of India 2011, Jand village had a population of 813. That makes it the 126th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Jand village has 421 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jand has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Jand is 144205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jand covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jand falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jand is Dasuya, about 3.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jand.

Jand is about 42 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jand is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Dasua is about 2.2 km away. Dasūya is about 2.2 km away. Dasuya is about 3.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.