About Jhaura Village

Jhaura is a mid sized village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 538, made up of 258 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhaura village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhalai
Pincode	176312
Area (hectares)	241.72 hectares
Population	538
Male Population	258
Female Population	280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,085
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhaura compares

By the 2011 count Jhaura is the 10th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 241.72 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Jhaura

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

Jhaura lies about 7.1 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 36 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 Jhaura
District headquarters	Chamba	7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhalai	21 km
Nearest railway station	Talara	36 km

Villages closest to Jhaura

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.

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Common questions about Jhaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhaura village had a population of 538. That makes it the 10th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Jhaura village has 258 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhaura has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Jhaura is 176312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhaura covers 241.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhaura is Talara, about 36 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 Jhaura.

Jhaura is about 7.1 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhaura is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 7.1 km away. Bhalai is about 21 km away. Talara is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.