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About Jandrera Village

Jandrera is a small village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 163, made up of 76 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,145 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jandrera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jandrera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhalai
Pincode 176308
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 163
Male Population 76
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,145
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jandrera compares

By the 2011 count Jandrera is the 64th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Jandrera

Jandrera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jandrera as Available within village. 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 Jandrera from other places

Jandrera lies about 6.9 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 45 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 Jandrera
District headquarters Chamba 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhalai 11 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 45 km

Villages closest to Jandrera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhalai 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 Jandrera

As per the Census of India 2011, Jandrera village had a population of 163. That makes it the 64th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Jandrera village has 76 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jandrera has about 1145 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Jandrera is 176308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jandrera covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jandrera falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jandrera is Nurpur Road, about 45 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jandrera.

Jandrera is about 6.9 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jandrera is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 6.9 km away. Bhalai is about 11 km away. Nurpur Road is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kiyani (2.7 km), Sagoti (4.6 km) and Nagor (5.0 km).

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

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