About Jhaj Village

Jhaj is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,365, made up of 704 males and 661 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhaj village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Rupnagar
Tehsil	Anandpur Sahib
Pincode	140117
Area (hectares)	207 hectares
Population	1,365
Male Population	704
Female Population	661
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhaj compares

By the 2011 count Jhaj is the 39th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 207 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Jhaj

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

How far is Jhaj from other places

Jhaj lies about 20 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 3.7 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 Jhaj
Nearest railway station	Bharatgarh	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Anandpur Sahib	18 km
District headquarters	Rupnagar	20 km
Nearest town	Ropar	20 km

Villages closest to Jhaj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 Jhaj

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhaj village had a population of 1,365. That makes it the 39th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Jhaj village has 704 males and 661 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhaj has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Jhaj is 140117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhaj covers 207 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhaj falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jhaj is Bharatgarh, about 3.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhaj.

Jhaj is about 20 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhaj is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Bharatgarh is about 3.7 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 18 km away. Rupnagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.