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About Jungra Village

Jungra is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 249 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jungra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jungra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 351 hectares
Population 476
Male Population 249
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jungra compares

By the 2011 count Jungra is the 70th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 351 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Jungra

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

Jungra lies about 18 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 57 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 Jungra
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 18 km
District headquarters Chamba 18 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 57 km

Villages closest to Jungra

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 Jungra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jungra village had a population of 476. That makes it the 70th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Jungra village has 249 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jungra has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

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

Jungra covers 351 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Jungra is Nurpur Road, about 57 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 Jungra.

Jungra is about 18 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jungra is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 18 km away. Chamba is about 18 km away. Nurpur Road is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jungrar (under 2 km), Karmari (under 2 km) and Chanan (2.1 km).

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

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