About Jhajar Village

Jhajar is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 632, made up of 319 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhajar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhajar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Rupnagar
Tehsil	Anandpur Sahib
Pincode	140123
Area (hectares)	176 hectares
Population	632
Male Population	319
Female Population	313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhajar compares

By the 2011 count Jhajar is the 112th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Jhajar

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

Jhajar lies about 30 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 6.0 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 Jhajar
Nearest railway station	Kiratpur Sahib	6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Anandpur Sahib	9.8 km
Nearest town	Nangal	28 km
District headquarters	Rupnagar	30 km

Villages closest to Jhajar

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 Jhajar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhajar village had a population of 632. That makes it the 112th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Jhajar village has 319 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhajar has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Jhajar is 140123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhajar covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhajar is Kiratpur Sahib, about 6.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhajar.

Jhajar is about 30 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhajar is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 6.0 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 9.8 km away. Nangal is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.