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About Jahan Gir Village

Jahan Gir is a large village in Khadur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,944, made up of 1,545 males and 1,399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 516 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jahan Gir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahan Gir village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Khadur Sahib
Pincode 143115
Area (hectares) 516 hectares
Population 2,944
Male Population 1,545
Female Population 1,399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jahan Gir compares

By the 2011 count Jahan Gir is the 18th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents. Its 516 hectares work out to about 5.7 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 922.

Getting to Jahan Gir

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

How far is Jahan Gir from other places

Jahan Gir lies about 12 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Jandiala, about 9.6 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 Jahan Gir
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Jandiala 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Khadur Sahib 12 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 12 km

Villages closest to Jahan Gir

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khadur Sahib 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 Jahan Gir

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahan Gir village had a population of 2,944. That makes it the 18th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents.

Jahan Gir village has 1,545 males and 1,399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahan Gir has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Jahan Gir is 143115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jahan Gir covers 516 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jahan Gir falls under Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jahan Gir is Jandiala, about 9.6 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 village for Jahan Gir.

Jahan Gir is about 12 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahan Gir is in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Jandiāla Gurū is about 6.5 km away. Jandiala is about 9.6 km away. Khadur Sahib 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 Dinewal (2.1 km), Rakh Dinewal (2.1 km) and Pakhoke (2.7 km).

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

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