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About Jharon Village

Jharon is a large village in Sunam tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,708, made up of 2,545 males and 2,163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1044 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharon village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Sunam
Pincode 148028
Area (hectares) 1044 hectares
Population 4,708
Male Population 2,545
Female Population 2,163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharon compares

By the 2011 count Jharon is the 13th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents. Its 1044 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Jharon

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

How far is Jharon from other places

Jharon lies about 22 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Sunam Udham Singh Wala, 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 Jharon
Nearest town Laungowāl 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sunam 14 km
Nearest railway station Sunam Udham Singh Wala 15 km
District headquarters Sangrur 22 km

Villages closest to Jharon

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 Jharon

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharon village had a population of 4,708. That makes it the 13th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents.

Jharon village has 2,545 males and 2,163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharon has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 872.

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

Jharon covers 1044 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jharon falls under Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jharon is Sunam Udham Singh Wala, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jharon.

Jharon is about 22 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharon is in Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district. Laungowāl is about 7.4 km away. Sunam is about 14 km away. Sunam Udham Singh Wala is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur Kalan (2.6 km), Bir Kalan (4.4 km) and Sheron (7.0 km).

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

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