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About Jaid Village

Jaid is a mid sized village in Bhulath tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,725, made up of 908 males and 817 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 500.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144636, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaid Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaid village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Bhulath
Pincode 144636
Area (hectares) 500.8 hectares
Population 1,725
Male Population 908
Female Population 817
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jaid compares

By the 2011 count Jaid is the 15th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 500.8 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Jaid

Jaid is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jaid as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jaid from other places

Jaid lies about 31 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Sanaura, about 5.5 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 Jaid
Nearest railway station Sanaura 5.5 km
Nearest town Urmar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhulath 31 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 31 km

Villages closest to Jaid

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhulath 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 Jaid

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaid village had a population of 1,725. That makes it the 15th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Jaid village has 908 males and 817 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaid has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Jaid is 144636. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaid covers 500.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaid falls under Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jaid is Sanaura, about 5.5 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 village for Jaid.

Jaid is about 31 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaid is in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district. Sanaura is about 5.5 km away. Urmar is about 11 km away. Bhulath is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bassi (under 2 km), Bhatnura Khurd (2.5 km) and Nadali (2.8 km).

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

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