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About Jundhabal Village

Jundhabal is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 107 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jundhabal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jundhabal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176320
Area (hectares) 56.95 hectares
Population 217
Male Population 107
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jundhabal compares

By the 2011 count Jundhabal is the 98th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 56.95 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Jundhabal

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

Jundhabal lies about 21 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 54 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 Jundhabal
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 21 km
District headquarters Chamba 21 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 54 km

Villages closest to Jundhabal

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 Jundhabal

As per the Census of India 2011, Jundhabal village had a population of 217. That makes it the 98th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Jundhabal village has 107 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jundhabal has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

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

Jundhabal covers 56.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jundhabal is Nurpur Road, about 54 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 km distance for Jundhabal.

Jundhabal is about 21 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jundhabal is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 21 km away. Chamba is about 21 km away. Nurpur Road is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khalu (under 2 km), Barwari (under 2 km) and Meru (under 2 km).

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

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