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About Sajanwal Village

Sajanwal is a small village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 144 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sajanwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sajanwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144702
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 144
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sajanwal compares

By the 2011 count Sajanwal is the 151st largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Sajanwal

The census records public bus service for Sajanwal 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sajanwal from other places

Sajanwal lies about 39 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sindhar, about under 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 Sajanwal
Nearest railway station Sindhar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 7.8 km
Nearest town Nakodar 20 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 39 km

Villages closest to Sajanwal

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 Sajanwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sajanwal village had a population of 285. That makes it the 151st largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Sajanwal village has 144 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sajanwal has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Sajanwal is 144702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sajanwal covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sajanwal falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sajanwal is Sindhar, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sajanwal.

Sajanwal is about 39 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sajanwal is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sindhar is about under 2 km away. Shahkot is about 7.8 km away. Nakodar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meda (under 2 km), Lasuri (under 2 km) and Mohriwal (1.7 km).

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

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