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About Jhinjri Village

Jhinjri is a large village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,865, made up of 1,436 males and 1,429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhinjri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhinjri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140116
Area (hectares) 492 hectares
Population 2,865
Male Population 1,436
Female Population 1,429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jhinjri compares

By the 2011 count Jhinjri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 492 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Jhinjri

The census records public bus service for Jhinjri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhinjri from other places

Jhinjri lies about 30 km from Rupnagar. 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 Jhinjri
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 3.2 km
Nearest town Nangal 23 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 30 km

Villages closest to Jhinjri

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.

Common questions about Jhinjri

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhinjri village had a population of 2,865. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Jhinjri village has 1,436 males and 1,429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhinjri has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Jhinjri is 140116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhinjri covers 492 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Jhinjri notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhinjri.

Jhinjri 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.

Jhinjri is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Anandpur Sahib is about 3.2 km away. Nangal is about 23 km away. Rupnagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badhal (2.2 km), Lakher (2.4 km) and Kotla (2.5 km).

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

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