About Nijjran Village

Nijjran is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,643, made up of 869 males and 774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nijjran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nijjran village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Jalandhar II
Pincode	144028
Area (hectares)	305 hectares
Population	1,643
Male Population	869
Female Population	774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nijjran compares

By the 2011 count Nijjran is the 39th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 305 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Nijjran

Nijjran is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nijjran 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nijjran from other places

Nijjran lies about 12 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Khojewala, about 10 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 Nijjran
Nearest railway station	Khojewala	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jalandhar II	12 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	12 km

Villages closest to Nijjran

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.

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Common questions about Nijjran

As per the Census of India 2011, Nijjran village had a population of 1,643. That makes it the 39th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Nijjran village has 869 males and 774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nijjran has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Nijjran is 144028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nijjran covers 305 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Nijjran is Khojewala, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nijjran.

Nijjran is about 12 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nijjran is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Khojewala is about 10 km away. Jalandhar II is about 12 km away. Jalandhar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.