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About Jatauta Village

Jatauta is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 323, made up of 169 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jatauta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jatauta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176320
Area (hectares) 131 hectares
Population 323
Male Population 169
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jatauta compares

By the 2011 count Jatauta is the 64th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 979.

Getting to Jatauta

Jatauta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jatauta as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jatauta from other places

Jatauta lies about 22 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 Jatauta
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 22 km
District headquarters Chamba 22 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 53 km

Villages closest to Jatauta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saluni 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 Jatauta

As per the Census of India 2011, Jatauta village had a population of 323. That makes it the 64th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Jatauta village has 169 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jatauta has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Jatauta is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jatauta covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jatauta falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jatauta 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jatauta.

Jatauta is about 22 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jatauta is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 22 km away. Chamba is about 22 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 Jundhabal (under 2 km), Dhutta (1.6 km) and Guthan (1.6 km).

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

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