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About Jungrar Village

Jungrar is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 96 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176319, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jungrar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jungrar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176319
Area (hectares) 352.7 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 96
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jungrar compares

By the 2011 count Jungrar is the 146th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 352.7 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Jungrar

Jungrar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jungrar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jungrar from other places

Jungrar 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 Jungrar
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 18 km
District headquarters Chamba 18 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 57 km

Villages closest to Jungrar

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 Jungrar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jungrar village had a population of 191. That makes it the 146th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Jungrar village has 96 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jungrar has about 990 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 Jungrar is 176319. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jungrar covers 352.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Jungrar 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jungrar.

Jungrar 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.

Jungrar 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 Jungra (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 Jungrar today is likely to be higher.

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