About Jarkhar Village

Jarkhar is a mid sized village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,240, made up of 656 males and 584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarkhar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Ludhiana East
Pincode	141206
Area (hectares)	193 hectares
Population	1,240
Male Population	656
Female Population	584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarkhar compares

By the 2011 count Jarkhar is the 79th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Jarkhar

Jarkhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jarkhar 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 Jarkhar from other places

Jarkhar lies about 13 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Jassowal, about 5.1 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 Jarkhar
Nearest railway station	Jassowal	5.1 km
Nearest town	Gil	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ludhiana East	13 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	13 km

Villages closest to Jarkhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana East 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 Jarkhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarkhar village had a population of 1,240. That makes it the 79th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Jarkhar village has 656 males and 584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarkhar has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Jarkhar is 141206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarkhar covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jarkhar falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jarkhar is Jassowal, about 5.1 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 Jarkhar.

Jarkhar is about 13 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarkhar is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Jassowal is about 5.1 km away. Gil is about 5.4 km away. Ludhiana East is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.