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About Jalwehra Village

Jalwehra is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 616, made up of 310 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalwehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalwehra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144404
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 616
Male Population 310
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalwehra compares

By the 2011 count Jalwehra is the 191st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Jalwehra

Jalwehra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalwehra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalwehra from other places

Jalwehra lies about 24 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kultham Abdulla Shah, about 13 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 Jalwehra
Nearest railway station Kultham Abdulla Shah 13 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 14 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 28 km

Villages closest to Jalwehra

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 Jalwehra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalwehra village had a population of 616. That makes it the 191st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Jalwehra village has 310 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalwehra has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Jalwehra is 144404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalwehra covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalwehra falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jalwehra is Kultham Abdulla Shah, about 13 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 village for Jalwehra.

Jalwehra 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.

Jalwehra is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Kultham Abdulla Shah is about 13 km away. Phagwāra is about 14 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chahar (under 2 km), Thandal (under 2 km) and Ajnoha (2.4 km).

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

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