Jhunir, sometimes spelled Jhuner, is a town in the Sardulgarh tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab, India. It is also a block of the district.
Jhunir | |
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town | |
  Jhunir Location in Punjab, India  Jhunir Jhunir (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29°48′29″N 75°20′44″E / 29.808°N 75.3455°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Mansa |
| Founded by | Baba Nanak |
| Talukas | Sardulgarh |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 7,159 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi (Gurmukhi) |
| • Regional | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 151506[1] |
| Telephone code | 01659-26***** |
| Vehicle registration | PB51 |
| Nearest city | Mansa |
| Sex ratio | 1000/883 ♂/♀ |
Geography
editJhunir is located at 29°48′29″N 75°20′44″E / 29.80806°N 75.34556°E[2] on State Highway 13, in the Mansa district of Indian Punjab. Mansa is the nearest railway station, lying 20 kilometres (12 mi) to its north, Sardulgarh (17 km) to the southwest, the city and district of Bathinda to the northeast and the city and district of Sangrur to the northeast.[2] The block has the total area of 34,488 square kilometres (13,316 sq mi).[3]
Demographics
editAt the 2011 census, Jhunir had a total population of 7,159 with 1,429 households, 3,703 males and 3,456 females.[4] Thus males constituted 52% and females 48% of the population with the sex ratio of 883 females per thousand males.
As a development block
editAs a development block of the district it has many villages under it including, Raipur, Khiali Chehlan Wali, Burj Bhalaike, Bire Wala Jattan and Ullak.
References
edit- ^ "Jhunir - PIN code and Post office details". www.pincodes.net.in. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ a b Google maps
- ^ "Mansa District area details". www.mansa.nic.in. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Jhunir census data 2001 (Sr. No. 38)". Government of India. www.censusindia.gov.in. 2001. Retrieved 26 January 2012.