About Jhorran Village

Jhorran is a large village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,606, made up of 2,491 males and 2,115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhorran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhorran village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Raikot
Pincode	142037
Area (hectares)	1144 hectares
Population	4,606
Male Population	2,491
Female Population	2,115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	849
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhorran compares

By the 2011 count Jhorran is the 5th 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 1144 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Jhorran

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

Jhorran lies about 46 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Jagraon, about 18 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 Jhorran
Tehsil headquarters	Raikot	11 km
Nearest town	Rāikot	11 km
Nearest railway station	Jagraon	18 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	46 km

Villages closest to Jhorran

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.

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Common questions about Jhorran

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhorran village had a population of 4,606. That makes it the 5th 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.

Jhorran village has 2,491 males and 2,115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhorran has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Jhorran is 142037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhorran covers 1144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhorran falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jhorran is Jagraon, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhorran.

Jhorran is about 46 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhorran is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Raikot is about 11 km away. Rāikot is about 11 km away. Jagraon is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.