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About Jalaldiwal Village

Jalaldiwal is a large village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,778, made up of 2,534 males and 2,244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1297 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalaldiwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalaldiwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Raikot
Pincode 141140
Area (hectares) 1297 hectares
Population 4,778
Male Population 2,534
Female Population 2,244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalaldiwal compares

By the 2011 count Jalaldiwal is the 4th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 1297 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 Jalaldiwal

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

Jalaldiwal lies about 43 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chaukiman, about 22 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 Jalaldiwal
Tehsil headquarters Raikot 4.8 km
Nearest town Rāikot 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Chaukiman 22 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 43 km

Villages closest to Jalaldiwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalaldiwal village had a population of 4,778. That makes it the 4th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Jalaldiwal village has 2,534 males and 2,244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalaldiwal has about 886 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 Jalaldiwal is 141140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalaldiwal covers 1297 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalaldiwal falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jalaldiwal is Chaukiman, about 22 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 Jalaldiwal.

Jalaldiwal is about 43 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalaldiwal is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Raikot is about 4.8 km away. Rāikot is about 4.8 km away. Chaukiman is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boparai Khurd (2.9 km), Gobindgarh (2.9 km) and Rajgarh (2.9 km).

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

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