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About Jhangrian Village

Jhangrian is a small village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 211 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhangrian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhangrian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140119
Area (hectares) 172 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 211
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhangrian compares

By the 2011 count Jhangrian is the 146th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Jhangrian

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

How far is Jhangrian from other places

Jhangrian lies about 34 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 Jhangrian
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 23 km
Nearest town Baddi 29 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 34 km

Villages closest to Jhangrian

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 Jhangrian

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhangrian village had a population of 401. That makes it the 146th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Jhangrian village has 211 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhangrian has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Jhangrian is 140119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhangrian covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhangrian is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Jhangrian is about 34 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhangrian is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 17 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 23 km away. Baddi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kheri (under 2 km), Lamlehri (under 2 km) and Lasari (under 2 km).

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

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