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About Jhandi Village

Jhandi is a mid sized village in Patiala tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,807, made up of 948 males and 859 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhandi village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Patiala
Pincode 147101
Area (hectares) 421 hectares
Population 1,807
Male Population 948
Female Population 859
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhandi compares

By the 2011 count Jhandi is the 56th largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents. Its 421 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 899.

Getting to Jhandi

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

Jhandi lies about 10 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Patiala Cantt., about 11 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 Jhandi
Nearest town Sanaur 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Patiala 10 km
Nearest railway station Patiala Cantt. 11 km

Villages closest to Jhandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhandi village had a population of 1,807. That makes it the 56th largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents.

Jhandi village has 948 males and 859 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhandi has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Jhandi is 147101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhandi covers 421 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhandi falls under Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jhandi is Patiala Cantt., about 11 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 Jhandi.

Jhandi is about 10 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhandi is in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district. Sanaur is about 9.8 km away. Patiala is about 10 km away. Patiala Cantt. is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalar Bhaini (under 2 km), Dharamgarh Urf Kathgarh (2.3 km) and Ramgarh (2.3 km).

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

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