About Jarg Village

Jarg is a large village in Payal tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,383, made up of 1,743 males and 1,640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1012 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarg village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Payal
Pincode	141415
Area (hectares)	1012 hectares
Population	3,383
Male Population	1,743
Female Population	1,640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarg compares

By the 2011 count Jarg is the 10th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents. Its 1012 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Jarg

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

Jarg lies about 39 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chawapail, about 17 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 Jarg
Tehsil headquarters	Payal	12 km
Nearest railway station	Chawapail	17 km
Nearest town	Khanna	18 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	39 km

Villages closest to Jarg

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarg village had a population of 3,383. That makes it the 10th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents.

Jarg village has 1,743 males and 1,640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarg has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Jarg is 141415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarg covers 1012 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarg falls under Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jarg is Chawapail, about 17 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 Jarg.

Jarg is about 39 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarg is in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district. Payal is about 12 km away. Chawapail is about 17 km away. Khanna is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.