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About Jhungian Village

Jhungian is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 992, made up of 516 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhungian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhungian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144041
Area (hectares) 286 hectares
Population 992
Male Population 516
Female Population 476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhungian compares

By the 2011 count Jhungian is the 69th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 286 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 950.

Getting to Jhungian

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

Jhungian lies about 34 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Nakodar Junction, about 8.2 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 Jhungian
Nearest railway station Nakodar Junction 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 9.7 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 34 km

Villages closest to Jhungian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhungian village had a population of 992. That makes it the 69th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Jhungian village has 516 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhungian has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Jhungian is 144041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhungian covers 286 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhungian falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jhungian is Nakodar Junction, about 8.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhungian.

Jhungian is about 34 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhungian is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Nakodar Junction is about 8.2 km away. Nakodar is about 9.7 km away. Jalandhar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramunwal (under 2 km), Khurampur (1.8 km) and Shahpur (2.0 km).

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

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