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About Jhungian Village

Jhungian is a small village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16, made up of 8 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144518, 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 Nawanshahr
Pincode 144518
Area (hectares) 254 hectares
Population 16
Male Population 8
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 254 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

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 10+ 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 24 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Phillaur Junction, about 5.4 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 town Phillaur 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Phillaur Junction 5.4 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 28 km

Villages closest to Jhungian

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 Jhungian

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhungian village had a population of 16. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Jhungian village has 8 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhungian has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Jhungian is 144518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhungian covers 254 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhungian is Phillaur Junction, about 5.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhungian.

Jhungian is about 24 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 Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Phillaur is about 4.9 km away. Phillaur Junction is about 5.4 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shivdayalpur (7.3 km), Nangal Chhanga (11 km) and Pandrawal (11 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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