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About Jia Sahota Kalan Village

Jia Sahota Kalan is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 148 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jia Sahota Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jia Sahota Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144207
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 148
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jia Sahota Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Jia Sahota Kalan is the 286th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Jia Sahota Kalan

Jia Sahota Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jia Sahota Kalan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jia Sahota Kalan from other places

Jia Sahota Kalan lies about 28 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khuda Kurala, about 8.5 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 Jia Sahota Kalan
Nearest railway station Khuda Kurala 8.5 km
Nearest town Urmar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 12 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 28 km

Villages closest to Jia Sahota 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 Jia Sahota Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jia Sahota Kalan village had a population of 302. That makes it the 286th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Jia Sahota Kalan village has 148 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jia Sahota Kalan has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Jia Sahota Kalan is 144207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jia Sahota Kalan covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jia Sahota Kalan falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jia Sahota Kalan is Khuda Kurala, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jia Sahota Kalan.

Jia Sahota Kalan is about 28 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jia Sahota Kalan is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Khuda Kurala is about 8.5 km away. Urmar is about 12 km away. Dasua is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Argowal (under 2 km), Hardo Patti Braich (under 2 km) and Chohak (1.6 km).

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

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