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About Jatrun Village

Jatrun is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 185 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jatrun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jatrun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176302
Area (hectares) 112.25 hectares
Population 358
Male Population 185
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jatrun compares

By the 2011 count Jatrun is the 39th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 112.25 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Jatrun

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

Jatrun lies about 15 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 26 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 Jatrun
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 15 km
District headquarters Chamba 15 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 26 km

Villages closest to Jatrun

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.

Common questions about Jatrun

As per the Census of India 2011, Jatrun village had a population of 358. That makes it the 39th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Jatrun village has 185 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jatrun has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

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

Jatrun covers 112.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jatrun is Nurpur Road, about 26 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 Jatrun.

Jatrun is about 15 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jatrun is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 15 km away. Chamba is about 15 km away. Nurpur Road is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagrotra (under 2 km), Chudhana (under 2 km) and Banet (under 2 km).

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

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