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About Jastana Kalan Village

Jastana Kalan is a mid sized village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,266, made up of 672 males and 594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jastana Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jastana Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140501
Area (hectares) 339 hectares
Population 1,266
Male Population 672
Female Population 594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jastana Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Jastana Kalan is the 51st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 339 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Jastana Kalan

Jastana Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jastana Kalan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jastana Kalan from other places

Jastana Kalan lies about 27 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Lalru, about 4.0 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 Jastana Kalan
Nearest railway station Lalru 4.0 km
Nearest town Lālru 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 14 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 27 km

Villages closest to Jastana Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Jastana Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jastana Kalan village had a population of 1,266. That makes it the 51st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Jastana Kalan village has 672 males and 594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jastana Kalan has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Jastana Kalan is 140501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jastana Kalan covers 339 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jastana Kalan falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jastana Kalan is Lalru, about 4.0 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 <5 km distance for Jastana Kalan.

Jastana Kalan is about 27 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jastana Kalan is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Lalru is about 4.0 km away. Lālru is about 4.6 km away. Dera Bassi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramgarh Bhudda (under 2 km), Ramgarh Urf Rurki (under 2 km) and Dharamgarh (1.7 km).

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

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