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About Jalalgarh Village

Jalalgarh is a mid sized village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 646, made up of 336 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalalgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalalgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Malerkotla
Pincode 148022
Area (hectares) 315 hectares
Population 646
Male Population 336
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jalalgarh compares

By the 2011 count Jalalgarh is the 141st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 315 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Jalalgarh

Jalalgarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalalgarh 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalalgarh from other places

Jalalgarh lies about 18 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Alal, about under 2 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 Jalalgarh
Nearest railway station Alal under 2 km
Nearest town Dhūri 13 km
District headquarters Sangrur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Malerkotla 23 km

Villages closest to Jalalgarh

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 Jalalgarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalalgarh village had a population of 646. That makes it the 141st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Jalalgarh village has 336 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalalgarh has about 923 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 Jalalgarh is 148022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalalgarh covers 315 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalalgarh falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jalalgarh is Alal, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jalalgarh.

Jalalgarh is about 18 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalalgarh is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Alal is about under 2 km away. Dhūri is about 13 km away. Sangrur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sultanpur (1.7 km), Salempur (2.9 km) and Badshahpur (4.5 km).

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

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