About Jhaj Village

Jhaj is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 635, made up of 310 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhaj village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	240 hectares
Population	635
Male Population	310
Female Population	325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,048
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhaj compares

By the 2011 count Jhaj is the 44th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Jhaj

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

Jhaj lies about 24 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 60 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 Jhaj
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	24 km
District headquarters	Chamba	24 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	60 km

Villages closest to Jhaj

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.

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Common questions about Jhaj

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhaj village had a population of 635. That makes it the 44th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Jhaj village has 310 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhaj has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

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

Jhaj covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhaj falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhaj is Nurpur Road, about 60 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 Jhaj.

Jhaj is about 24 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhaj is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 24 km away. Chamba is about 24 km away. Nurpur Road is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.