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About Johal Village

Johal is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,187, made up of 632 males and 555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Johal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Johal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144418
Area (hectares) 244 hectares
Population 1,187
Male Population 632
Female Population 555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Johal compares

By the 2011 count Johal is the 92nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 244 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 957.

Getting to Johal

Johal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Johal as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Johal from other places

Johal lies about 33 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Goraya, about 6.7 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 Johal
Nearest railway station Goraya 6.7 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 14 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 33 km

Villages closest to Johal

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 Johal

As per the Census of India 2011, Johal village had a population of 1,187. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Johal village has 632 males and 555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Johal has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

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

Johal covers 244 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Johal falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Johal is Goraya, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Johal.

Johal is about 33 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Johal is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Goraya is about 6.7 km away. Phagwāra is about 12 km away. Phillaur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Desraj (under 2 km), Lalian (under 2 km) and Anihar (1.6 km).

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

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