Jhunir
Town in Punjab, India
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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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  Jhunir Location in Punjab, India  Jhunir Jhunir (India) | |
| Coordinates: 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
Jhunir is located at 29°48′29″N 75°20′44″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
As a development block
As a development block of the district it has many villages under it including, Raipur, Khiali Chehlan Wali, Burj Bhalaike, Bire Wala Jattan and Ullak.