About Jhaj Village

Jhaj is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 249 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhaj village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Dasua
Pincode	144202
Area (hectares)	140 hectares
Population	485
Male Population	249
Female Population	236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Jhaj compares

By the 2011 count Jhaj is the 221st largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Jhaj

Jhaj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhaj 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhaj from other places

Jhaj lies about 20 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Cholang, about 7.8 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 Jhaj
Nearest railway station	Cholang	7.8 km
Nearest town	Urmar	12 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dasua	24 km

Villages closest to Jhaj

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 Jhaj

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhaj village had a population of 485. That makes it the 221st largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Jhaj village has 249 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhaj has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Jhaj is 144202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhaj covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhaj falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jhaj is Cholang, about 7.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Jhaj.

Jhaj is about 20 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhaj is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Cholang is about 7.8 km away. Urmar is about 12 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.