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About Jhingran Village

Jhingran is a large village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,616, made up of 1,347 males and 1,269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 485 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhingran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhingran village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144405
Area (hectares) 485 hectares
Population 2,616
Male Population 1,347
Female Population 1,269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhingran compares

By the 2011 count Jhingran is the 21st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 485 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Jhingran

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

How far is Jhingran from other places

Jhingran lies about 7.9 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Banga, about 7.2 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 Jhingran
Nearest railway station Banga 7.2 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 13 km

Villages closest to Jhingran

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.

Common questions about Jhingran

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhingran village had a population of 2,616. That makes it the 21st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Jhingran village has 1,347 males and 1,269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhingran has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Jhingran is 144405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhingran covers 485 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhingran is Banga, about 7.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhingran.

Jhingran is about 7.9 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.

Jhingran is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Banga is about 7.2 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 7.9 km away. Nawanshahr is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surapur Theh (under 2 km), Herian (under 2 km) and Lal Mazara (1.6 km).

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

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