About Jambal Village

Jambal is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 157 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jambal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jambal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhattiyat
Pincode	176302
Area (hectares)	75 hectares
Population	331
Male Population	157
Female Population	174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,108
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jambal compares

By the 2011 count Jambal is the 45th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Jambal

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

Jambal lies about 10 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 Jambal
Tehsil headquarters	Bhattiyat	10 km
District headquarters	Chamba	10 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	40 km

Villages closest to Jambal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jambal village had a population of 331. That makes it the 45th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Jambal village has 157 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambal has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Jambal is 176302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jambal covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jambal falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jambal is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 Jambal.

Jambal is about 10 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jambal is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 10 km away. Chamba is about 10 km away. Nurpur Road is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.