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About Kang Jagir Village

Kang Jagir is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,260, made up of 613 males and 647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kang Jagir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kang Jagir village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144418
Area (hectares) 235.62 hectares
Population 1,260
Male Population 613
Female Population 647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kang Jagir compares

By the 2011 count Kang Jagir is the 86th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 235.62 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kang Jagir

Kang Jagir is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kang Jagir 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kang Jagir from other places

Kang Jagir lies about 36 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bhattian, about 4.7 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 Kang Jagir
Nearest railway station Bhattian 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 8.1 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 36 km

Villages closest to Kang Jagir

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phillaur 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 Kang Jagir

As per the Census of India 2011, Kang Jagir village had a population of 1,260. That makes it the 86th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Kang Jagir village has 613 males and 647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kang Jagir has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Kang Jagir is 144418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kang Jagir covers 235.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kang Jagir falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kang Jagir is Bhattian, about 4.7 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 <5 km distance for Kang Jagir.

Kang Jagir is about 36 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kang Jagir is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bhattian is about 4.7 km away. Phillaur is about 8.1 km away. Jalandhar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muzara (under 2 km), Takhan Muzara (under 2 km) and Phalpota (1.6 km).

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

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