About Jhang Village

Jhang is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 293 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhang village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Mukerian
Pincode	144214
Area (hectares)	169 hectares
Population	580
Male Population	293
Female Population	287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhang compares

By the 2011 count Jhang is the 180th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 169 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Jhang

Jhang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhang as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jhang from other places

Jhang lies about 57 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Bhangala, about 11 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 Jhang
Nearest railway station	Bhangala	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mukerian	14 km
Nearest town	Mukeriān	14 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	57 km

Villages closest to Jhang

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.

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Common questions about Jhang

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhang village had a population of 580. That makes it the 180th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Jhang village has 293 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhang has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

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

Jhang covers 169 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhang falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jhang is Bhangala, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhang.

Jhang is about 57 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhang is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Bhangala is about 11 km away. Mukerian is about 14 km away. Mukeriān is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.