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About Jalala Village

Jalala is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 656, made up of 338 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 132 hectares
Population 656
Male Population 338
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jalala compares

By the 2011 count Jalala is the 150th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Jalala

The census records public bus service for Jalala 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalala from other places

Jalala lies about 55 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Musahibpur, about 2.8 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 Jalala
Nearest railway station Musahibpur 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 3.0 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 3.0 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 55 km

Villages closest to Jalala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalala village had a population of 656. That makes it the 150th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Jalala village has 338 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalala has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Jalala is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalala covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalala falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jalala is Musahibpur, about 2.8 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 <5 km distance for Jalala.

Jalala is about 55 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalala is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Musahibpur is about 2.8 km away. Mukerian is about 3.0 km away. Mukeriān is about 3.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darapur (under 2 km), Ghasitpur (under 2 km) and Trangalian (under 2 km).

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

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