About Jarahan Village

Jarahan is a mid sized village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 955, made up of 505 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarahan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Ludhiana West
Pincode	141205
Area (hectares)	385 hectares
Population	955
Male Population	505
Female Population	450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jarahan compares

By the 2011 count Jarahan is the 84th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 385 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Jarahan

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

Jarahan lies about 24 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Gungrana, about 5.2 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 Jarahan
Nearest railway station	Gungrana	5.2 km
Nearest town	Ahmedgarh	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ludhiana West	24 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	24 km

Villages closest to Jarahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarahan village had a population of 955. That makes it the 84th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Jarahan village has 505 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarahan has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Jarahan is 141205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarahan covers 385 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarahan falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jarahan is Gungrana, about 5.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jarahan.

Jarahan is about 24 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarahan is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Gungrana is about 5.2 km away. Ahmedgarh is about 5.9 km away. Ludhiana West is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.