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About Jhaj Village

Jhaj is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 148 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144519, 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 Garhshankar
Pincode 144519
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 148
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jhaj compares

By the 2011 count Jhaj is the 250th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 961.

Getting to Jhaj

Jhaj 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 Jhaj as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jhaj from other places

Jhaj lies about 29 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Saila Khurd, about 9.4 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 Jhaj
Nearest railway station Saila Khurd 9.4 km
Nearest town Banga 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 17 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 29 km

Villages closest to Jhaj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garhshankar 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 Jhaj

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhaj village had a population of 281. That makes it the 250th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Jhaj village has 148 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhaj has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Jhaj is 144519. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhaj covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhaj falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jhaj is Saila Khurd, about 9.4 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 <5 km distance for Jhaj.

Jhaj 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.

Jhaj is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Saila Khurd is about 9.4 km away. Banga is about 11 km away. Garhshankar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kot Fatuhi (under 2 km), Pandori Ladha Singh (under 2 km) and Thoana (1.6 km).

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

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