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About Bara Jagir Village

Bara Jagir is a small village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 232 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144629, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Jagir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Jagir village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144629
Area (hectares) 84.56 hectares
Population 486
Male Population 232
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bara Jagir compares

By the 2011 count Bara Jagir is the 122nd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 84.56 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Bara Jagir

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

How far is Bara Jagir from other places

Bara Jagir lies about 34 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sindhar, about 6.1 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 Bara Jagir
Nearest railway station Sindhar 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 10 km
Nearest town Nakodar 19 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 34 km

Villages closest to Bara Jagir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Jagir village had a population of 486. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Bara Jagir village has 232 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Jagir has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Bara Jagir is 144629. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Jagir covers 84.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Jagir falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bara Jagir is Sindhar, about 6.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bara Jagir.

Bara Jagir 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.

Bara Jagir is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sindhar is about 6.1 km away. Shahkot is about 10 km away. Nakodar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badli (under 2 km), Nihaluwal (2.0 km) and Aliwal (2.1 km).

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

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