About Jamsher Village

Jamsher is one of the larger villages in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,437, made up of 4,372 males and 4,065 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamsher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamsher village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Jalandhar I
Pincode	144020
Area (hectares)	1130 hectares
Population	8,437
Male Population	4,372
Female Population	4,065
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Jamsher compares

By the 2011 count Jamsher is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 1130 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Jamsher

Jamsher 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 Jamsher as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamsher from other places

Jamsher lies about 11 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Jamsher Khas, 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 Jamsher
Nearest railway station	Jamsher Khas	under 2 km
Nearest town	Jalandhar Cantonment	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jalandhar I	11 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	11 km

Villages closest to Jamsher

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar I 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 Jamsher

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamsher village had a population of 8,437. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Jamsher village has 4,372 males and 4,065 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamsher has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Jamsher is 144020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamsher covers 1130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamsher falls under Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jamsher is Jamsher Khas, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jamsher.

Jamsher is about 11 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamsher is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Jamsher Khas is about under 2 km away. Jalandhar Cantonment is about 6.5 km away. Jalandhar I is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.