About Jalwana Village

Jalwana is a mid sized village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,459, made up of 761 males and 698 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 446 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalwana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalwana village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Malerkotla
Pincode	148021
Area (hectares)	446 hectares
Population	1,459
Male Population	761
Female Population	698
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jalwana compares

By the 2011 count Jalwana is the 61st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 446 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Jalwana

Jalwana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jalwana as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalwana from other places

Jalwana lies about 42 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Rohira Ghallughara, about 15 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 Jalwana
Nearest town	Rāikot	11 km
Nearest railway station	Rohira Ghallughara	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Malerkotla	19 km
District headquarters	Sangrur	42 km

Villages closest to Jalwana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malerkotla 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 Jalwana

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalwana village had a population of 1,459. That makes it the 61st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Jalwana village has 761 males and 698 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalwana has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Jalwana is 148021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalwana covers 446 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalwana falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jalwana is Rohira Ghallughara, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jalwana.

Jalwana is about 42 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalwana is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Rāikot is about 11 km away. Rohira Ghallughara is about 15 km away. Malerkotla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.