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About Jasur Village

Jasur is a mid sized village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,199, made up of 566 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jasur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jasur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Sihunta
Pincode 176207
Area (hectares) 223.22 hectares
Population 1,199
Male Population 566
Female Population 633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jasur compares

By the 2011 count Jasur is the 6th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 223.22 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Jasur

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

Jasur lies about 40 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about under 2 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 Jasur
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road under 2 km
Nearest town Mamun 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihunta 23 km
District headquarters Chamba 40 km

Villages closest to Jasur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jasur village had a population of 1,199. That makes it the 6th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Jasur village has 566 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jasur has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Jasur is 176207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jasur covers 223.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jasur falls under Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jasur is Nurpur Road, about under 2 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 Jasur.

Jasur is about 40 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jasur is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Nurpur Road is about under 2 km away. Mamun is about 14 km away. Sihunta is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dukhar (7.5 km), Kui (17 km) and Drumma (17 km).

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

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