About Jalajan Village

Jalajan is a mid sized village in Khanna tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,150, made up of 604 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalajan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalajan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Khanna
Pincode	141414
Area (hectares)	322 hectares
Population	1,150
Male Population	604
Female Population	546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalajan compares

By the 2011 count Jalajan is the 35th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents. Its 322 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Jalajan

Jalajan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalajan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalajan from other places

Jalajan lies about 37 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chawapail, about 15 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 Jalajan
Nearest railway station	Chawapail	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khanna	16 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	37 km

Villages closest to Jalajan

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

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Common questions about Jalajan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalajan village had a population of 1,150. That makes it the 35th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents.

Jalajan village has 604 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalajan has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 900.

The pincode recorded for Jalajan is 141414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalajan covers 322 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalajan falls under Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jalajan is Chawapail, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jalajan.

Jalajan is about 37 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalajan is in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district. Chawapail is about 15 km away. Khanna is about 16 km away. Ludhiana is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.