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About Jassowal Village

Jassowal is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,381, made up of 725 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jassowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jassowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144452
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 1,381
Male Population 725
Female Population 656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jassowal compares

By the 2011 count Jassowal is the 60th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Jassowal

Jassowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jassowal 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 Jassowal from other places

Jassowal lies about 31 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Saila Khurd, 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 Jassowal
Nearest railway station Saila Khurd under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 11 km
Nearest town Banga 15 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 31 km

Villages closest to Jassowal

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 Jassowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Jassowal village had a population of 1,381. That makes it the 60th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Jassowal village has 725 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jassowal has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Jassowal is 144452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jassowal covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jassowal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jassowal is Saila Khurd, about under 2 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 Jassowal.

Jassowal is about 31 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jassowal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Saila Khurd is about under 2 km away. Garhshankar is about 11 km away. Banga is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saila Khurd (under 2 km), Bharatpur Jattan (under 2 km) and Bathal (1.8 km).

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

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