About Jhajon Village

Jhajon 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 766, made up of 409 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhajon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhajon village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Dera Bassi
Pincode	140103
Area (hectares)	255 hectares
Population	766
Male Population	409
Female Population	357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	873
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhajon compares

By the 2011 count Jhajon is the 92nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 255 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Jhajon

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

How far is Jhajon from other places

Jhajon lies about 23 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Lalru, about 3.5 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 Jhajon
Nearest railway station	Lalru	3.5 km
Nearest town	Lālru	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Bassi	15 km
District headquarters	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar	23 km

Villages closest to Jhajon

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.

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Common questions about Jhajon

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhajon village had a population of 766. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Jhajon village has 409 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhajon has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Jhajon is 140103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhajon covers 255 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhajon is Lalru, about 3.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhajon.

Jhajon is about 23 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.

Jhajon is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Lalru is about 3.5 km away. Lālru is about 4.2 km away. Dera Bassi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.