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About Jhugian Gamun Village

Jhugian Gamun is a small village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 71, made up of 41 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 732 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144626, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhugian Gamun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhugian Gamun village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Sultanpur Lodhi
Pincode 144626
Area (hectares) 159.71 hectares
Population 71
Male Population 41
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 732
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhugian Gamun compares

By the 2011 count Jhugian Gamun is the 142nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 159.71 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Jhugian Gamun

Jhugian Gamun is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhugian Gamun as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhugian Gamun from other places

Jhugian Gamun lies about 36 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Giddarpindi, about 2.2 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 Jhugian Gamun
Nearest railway station Giddarpindi 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sultanpur Lodhi 11 km
Nearest town Zira 24 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 36 km

Villages closest to Jhugian Gamun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sultanpur Lodhi 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 Jhugian Gamun

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhugian Gamun village had a population of 71. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Jhugian Gamun village has 41 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhugian Gamun has about 732 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Jhugian Gamun is 144626. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhugian Gamun covers 159.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhugian Gamun falls under Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jhugian Gamun is Giddarpindi, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jhugian Gamun.

Jhugian Gamun is about 36 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhugian Gamun is in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district. Giddarpindi is about 2.2 km away. Sultanpur Lodhi is about 11 km away. Zira is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chananwindi (under 2 km), Takia (under 2 km) and Tibbi (1.6 km).

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

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