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About Jhawansa Village

Jhawansa 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 949, made up of 484 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhawansa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhawansa village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140501
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 949
Male Population 484
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhawansa compares

By the 2011 count Jhawansa is the 76th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 866.

Getting to Jhawansa

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

Jhawansa lies about 26 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Dapper, about 9.0 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 Jhawansa
Nearest railway station Dapper 9.0 km
Nearest town Lālru 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 11 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 26 km

Villages closest to Jhawansa

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 Jhawansa

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhawansa village had a population of 949. That makes it the 76th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Jhawansa village has 484 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhawansa has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 866.

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

Jhawansa covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhawansa is Dapper, about 9.0 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 village for Jhawansa.

Jhawansa is about 26 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.

Jhawansa is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Dapper is about 9.0 km away. Lālru is about 9.8 km away. Dera Bassi is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarrak (under 2 km), Bhukhri (under 2 km) and Jandli (under 2 km).

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

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