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About Jhandher Village

Jhandher is a mid sized village in Khadur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,188, made up of 628 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhandher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhandher village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Khadur Sahib
Pincode 143409
Area (hectares) 286 hectares
Population 1,188
Male Population 628
Female Population 560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Jhandher compares

By the 2011 count Jhandher is the 55th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents. Its 286 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Jhandher

The census records public bus service for Jhandher as Available within <5 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhandher from other places

Jhandher lies about 5.4 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Malmori, about 2.3 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 Jhandher
Nearest railway station Malmori 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Khadur Sahib 5.4 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 5.4 km

Villages closest to Jhandher

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 Jhandher

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhandher village had a population of 1,188. That makes it the 55th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents.

Jhandher village has 628 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhandher has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Jhandher is 143409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhandher covers 286 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhandher is Malmori, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhandher.

Jhandher is about 5.4 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhandher is in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Malmori is about 2.3 km away. Khadur Sahib is about 5.4 km away. Tarn Taran is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalawalpur (2.1 km), Lalpur (4.7 km) and Kallah (6.5 km).

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

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