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About Jalwehra Village

Jalwehra is a mid sized village in Budhlada tehsil, in the district of Mansa, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,397, made up of 744 males and 653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalwehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalwehra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Mansa
Tehsil Budhlada
Pincode 151503
Area (hectares) 442 hectares
Population 1,397
Male Population 744
Female Population 653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jalwehra compares

By the 2011 count Jalwehra is the 61st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents. Its 442 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 883.

Getting to Jalwehra

Jalwehra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalwehra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalwehra from other places

Jalwehra lies about 29 km from Mansa, and the nearest railway station is Bareta, about 3.0 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 Jalwehra
Nearest railway station Bareta 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Budhlada 12 km
Nearest town Budhlāda 12 km
District headquarters Mansa 29 km

Villages closest to Jalwehra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalwehra village had a population of 1,397. That makes it the 61st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents.

Jalwehra village has 744 males and 653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalwehra has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Jalwehra is 151503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalwehra covers 442 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalwehra falls under Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jalwehra is Bareta, about 3.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jalwehra.

Jalwehra is about 29 km from Mansa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalwehra is in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district. Bareta is about 3.0 km away. Budhlada is about 12 km away. Budhlāda is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanghreri (under 2 km), Sirsiwala (3.1 km) and Gobindpura (3.2 km).

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

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