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About Jhungian Village

Jhungian is a small village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 55 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhungian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhungian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144521
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 112
Male Population 55
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhungian compares

By the 2011 count Jhungian is the 162nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Jhungian

Jhungian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhungian as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jhungian from other places

Jhungian lies about 19 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 13 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 Jhungian
Nearest railway station Rahon 13 km
Nearest town Sānehwāl 14 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 27 km

Villages closest to Jhungian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhungian village had a population of 112. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Jhungian village has 55 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhungian has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Jhungian is 144521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhungian covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhungian falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jhungian is Rahon, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Jhungian.

Jhungian is about 19 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhungian is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Rahon is about 13 km away. Sānehwāl is about 14 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Udhanwal (1.7 km), Kishanpur (5.4 km) and Buthgarh (6.0 km).

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

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