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About Jand Village

Jand is a mid sized village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,551, made up of 812 males and 739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jand village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Raikot
Pincode 141205
Area (hectares) 416 hectares
Population 1,551
Male Population 812
Female Population 739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jand compares

By the 2011 count Jand is the 44th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 416 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Jand

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

Jand lies about 26 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Gungrana, about 7.9 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 Jand
Nearest railway station Gungrana 7.9 km
Nearest town Ahmedgarh 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Raikot 15 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 26 km

Villages closest to Jand

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 Jand

As per the Census of India 2011, Jand village had a population of 1,551. That makes it the 44th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Jand village has 812 males and 739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jand has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

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

Jand covers 416 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jand falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jand is Gungrana, about 7.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jand.

Jand is about 26 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jand is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Gungrana is about 7.9 km away. Ahmedgarh is about 8.0 km away. Raikot is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nangal Khurd (2.0 km), Nangal Kalan (2.1 km) and Bhaini Rora (2.9 km).

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

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