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About Jindowal Village

Jindowal 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 1,287, made up of 652 males and 635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jindowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jindowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144505
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 1,287
Male Population 652
Female Population 635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jindowal compares

By the 2011 count Jindowal is the 93rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Jindowal

Jindowal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jindowal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jindowal from other places

Jindowal lies about 8.5 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Banga, about under 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 Jindowal
Nearest railway station Banga under 2 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 12 km

Villages closest to Jindowal

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 Jindowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Jindowal village had a population of 1,287. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Jindowal village has 652 males and 635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jindowal has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

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

Jindowal covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Jindowal is Banga, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jindowal.

Jindowal is about 8.5 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.

Jindowal is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Banga is about under 2 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 8.5 km away. Nawanshahr is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamachon (under 2 km), Thandian (under 2 km) and Hamirowal (1.5 km).

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

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