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About Bara Jodhsingh Village

Bara Jodhsingh is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 697, made up of 357 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Jodhsingh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Jodhsingh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144003
Area (hectares) 269 hectares
Population 697
Male Population 357
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bara Jodhsingh compares

By the 2011 count Bara Jodhsingh is the 86th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 269 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Bara Jodhsingh

Bara Jodhsingh is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bara Jodhsingh 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Jodhsingh from other places

Bara Jodhsingh lies about 45 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Giddarpindi, about 2.3 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 Jodhsingh
Nearest railway station Giddarpindi 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 21 km
Nearest town Zira 26 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 45 km

Villages closest to Bara Jodhsingh

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 Jodhsingh

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Jodhsingh village had a population of 697. That makes it the 86th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Bara Jodhsingh village has 357 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Jodhsingh has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Bara Jodhsingh is 144003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Jodhsingh covers 269 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bara Jodhsingh is Giddarpindi, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bara Jodhsingh.

Bara Jodhsingh is about 45 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Jodhsingh is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Giddarpindi is about 2.3 km away. Shahkot is about 21 km away. Zira is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nasirpur (2.5 km), Manak (2.7 km) and Nahl (3.4 km).

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

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