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About Jhambowal Village

Jhambowal is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 713, made up of 376 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhambowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhambowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144210
Area (hectares) 132 hectares
Population 713
Male Population 376
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jhambowal compares

By the 2011 count Jhambowal is the 145th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Jhambowal

Jhambowal 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 Jhambowal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jhambowal from other places

Jhambowal lies about 24 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khuda Kurala, about 10 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 Jhambowal
Nearest railway station Khuda Kurala 10 km
Nearest town Urmar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 16 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 24 km

Villages closest to Jhambowal

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 Jhambowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhambowal village had a population of 713. That makes it the 145th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Jhambowal village has 376 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhambowal has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Jhambowal is 144210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhambowal covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhambowal falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jhambowal is Khuda Kurala, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhambowal.

Jhambowal is about 24 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhambowal is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Khuda Kurala is about 10 km away. Urmar is about 10 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 Dharamkot (under 2 km), Khiala Balanda (1.9 km) and Malhian (2.3 km).

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

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