About Jhander Kalan Village

Jhander Kalan is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 846, made up of 432 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhander Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhander Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Nawanshahr
Pincode	144505
Area (hectares)	195 hectares
Population	846
Male Population	432
Female Population	414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhander Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Jhander Kalan is the 170th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Jhander Kalan

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

How far is Jhander Kalan from other places

Jhander Kalan lies about 16 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Bahram, about 3.1 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 Jhander Kalan
Nearest railway station	Bahram	3.1 km
Nearest town	Banga	6.8 km
District headquarters	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nawanshahr	20 km

Villages closest to Jhander Kalan

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

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Common questions about Jhander Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhander Kalan village had a population of 846. That makes it the 170th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Jhander Kalan village has 432 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhander Kalan has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Jhander Kalan is 144505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhander Kalan covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhander Kalan falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jhander Kalan is Bahram, about 3.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhander Kalan.

Jhander Kalan is about 16 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.

Jhander Kalan is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Bahram is about 3.1 km away. Banga is about 6.8 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.