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About Jakhepalbas Village

Jakhepalbas is a mid sized village in Sunam tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,720, made up of 902 males and 818 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 479.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhepalbas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhepalbas village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Sunam
Pincode 148028
Area (hectares) 479.2 hectares
Population 1,720
Male Population 902
Female Population 818
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakhepalbas compares

By the 2011 count Jakhepalbas is the 54th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents. Its 479.2 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 872.

Getting to Jakhepalbas

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

How far is Jakhepalbas from other places

Jakhepalbas lies about 23 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Chajli, about 8.4 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 Jakhepalbas
Nearest railway station Chajli 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sunam 10 km
Nearest town Sunām 10 km
District headquarters Sangrur 23 km

Villages closest to Jakhepalbas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhepalbas village had a population of 1,720. That makes it the 54th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents.

Jakhepalbas village has 902 males and 818 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhepalbas has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Jakhepalbas is 148028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhepalbas covers 479.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakhepalbas falls under Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jakhepalbas is Chajli, about 8.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jakhepalbas.

Jakhepalbas is about 23 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhepalbas is in Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district. Chajli is about 8.4 km away. Sunam is about 10 km away. Sunām is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hambalbas (under 2 km), Daula Singhwala (3.7 km) and Ugrahan (3.9 km).

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

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