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About Jitwal Kalan Village

Jitwal Kalan is a large village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,893, made up of 1,739 males and 1,154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 664 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jitwal Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jitwal Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Malerkotla
Pincode 148023
Area (hectares) 338 hectares
Population 2,893
Male Population 1,739
Female Population 1,154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 664
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Jitwal Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Jitwal Kalan is the 16th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 338 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Jitwal Kalan

Jitwal Kalan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jitwal Kalan 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Jatiwal, Jattuan, Jhall and Jhundan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jitwal Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jitwal Kalan village had a population of 2,893. That makes it the 16th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Jitwal Kalan village has 1,739 males and 1,154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitwal Kalan has about 664 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Jitwal Kalan is 148023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jitwal Kalan covers 338 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jitwal Kalan falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The census record for Jitwal Kalan notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Jitwal Kalan is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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