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About Jandir Village

Jandir is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,023, made up of 535 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jandir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jandir village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144201
Area (hectares) 176.51 hectares
Population 1,023
Male Population 535
Female Population 488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 Jandir compares

By the 2011 count Jandir is the 86th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 176.51 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Jandir

The census records public bus service for Jandir 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 Jandir from other places

Jandir lies about 28 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bhogpur Sirwal, about 2.5 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 Jandir
Nearest railway station Bhogpur Sirwal 2.5 km
Nearest town Urmar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 28 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 28 km

Villages closest to Jandir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jandir village had a population of 1,023. That makes it the 86th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Jandir village has 535 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jandir has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Jandir is 144201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jandir covers 176.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jandir falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jandir is Bhogpur Sirwal, about 2.5 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 Jandir.

Jandir is about 28 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jandir is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bhogpur Sirwal is about 2.5 km away. Urmar is about 13 km away. Jalandhar II is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikandarpur (under 2 km), Sohalpur (under 2 km) and Moga (under 2 km).

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

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