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About Jitwal Khurd Village

Jitwal Khurd is a mid sized village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,237, made up of 650 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jitwal Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jitwal Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Malerkotla
Pincode 148023
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 1,237
Male Population 650
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Jitwal Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Jitwal Khurd is the 87th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Jitwal Khurd

Jitwal Khurd 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 Khurd as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jitwal Khurd from other places

Jitwal Khurd lies about 35 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Kup, about 11 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 Jitwal Khurd
Nearest railway station Kup 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Malerkotla 12 km
Nearest town Māler Kotla 12 km
District headquarters Sangrur 35 km

Villages closest to Jitwal Khurd

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.

Common questions about Jitwal Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Jitwal Khurd village had a population of 1,237. That makes it the 87th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Jitwal Khurd village has 650 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jitwal Khurd has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

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

Jitwal Khurd covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Jitwal Khurd is Kup, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Jitwal Khurd is about 35 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jitwal Khurd is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Kup is about 11 km away. Malerkotla is about 12 km away. Māler Kotla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Binjoki Khurd (under 2 km), Dehliz Khurd (under 2 km) and Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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