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About Jhingar Kalan Village

Jhingar Kalan is a large village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,357, made up of 1,209 males and 1,148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 603 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhingar Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhingar Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 603 hectares
Population 2,357
Male Population 1,209
Female Population 1,148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jhingar Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Jhingar Kalan 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 603 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Jhingar Kalan

Jhingar Kalan 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 Jhingar Kalan as Available within <5 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 Jhingar Kalan from other places

Jhingar Kalan lies about 37 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Garna Sahib, about under 2 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 Jhingar Kalan
Nearest railway station Garna Sahib under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 4.5 km
Nearest town Dasūya 4.5 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 37 km

Villages closest to Jhingar Kalan

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 Jhingar Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhingar Kalan village had a population of 2,357. 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.

Jhingar Kalan village has 1,209 males and 1,148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhingar Kalan has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

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

Jhingar Kalan covers 603 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhingar Kalan falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jhingar Kalan is Garna Sahib, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhingar Kalan.

Jhingar Kalan is about 37 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhingar Kalan is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garna Sahib is about under 2 km away. Dasua is about 4.5 km away. Dasūya is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalajhingar (under 2 km), Shahpur (under 2 km) and Jhingar Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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