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About Jasaur Garh Village

Jasaur Garh is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 245 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jasaur Garh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jasaur Garh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 141 hectares
Population 486
Male Population 245
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jasaur Garh compares

By the 2011 count Jasaur Garh is the 68th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Jasaur Garh

Jasaur Garh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jasaur Garh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Jasaur Garh from other places

Jasaur Garh lies about 16 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 53 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 Jasaur Garh
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 16 km
District headquarters Chamba 16 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 53 km

Villages closest to Jasaur Garh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chaurah 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 Jasaur Garh

As per the Census of India 2011, Jasaur Garh village had a population of 486. That makes it the 68th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Jasaur Garh village has 245 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jasaur Garh has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Jasaur Garh is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jasaur Garh covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jasaur Garh falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jasaur Garh is Nurpur Road, about 53 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jasaur Garh.

Jasaur Garh is about 16 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jasaur Garh is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 16 km away. Chamba is about 16 km away. Nurpur Road is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghai Garh (under 2 km), Garh (under 2 km) and Shri Garh (under 2 km).

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

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