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About Jhans Village

Jhans is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 144 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhans Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhans village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144203
Area (hectares) 128 hectares
Population 276
Male Population 144
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jhans compares

By the 2011 count Jhans is the 295th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 Jhans

Jhans 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 Jhans as Available within village. 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 Jhans from other places

Jhans lies about 29 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Urmar, about 2.4 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 Jhans
Nearest railway station Tanda Urmar 2.4 km
Nearest town Urmar 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 18 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 29 km

Villages closest to Jhans

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 Jhans

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhans village had a population of 276. That makes it the 295th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Jhans village has 144 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhans has about 917 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 Jhans is 144203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhans covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhans falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jhans is Tanda Urmar, about 2.4 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 village for Jhans.

Jhans is about 29 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhans is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Tanda Urmar is about 2.4 km away. Urmar is about 3.3 km away. Dasua is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghull (under 2 km), Raj Dhan (under 2 km) and Dhadiala (1.5 km).

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

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