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About Jat Gahra Village

Jat Gahra is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8, made up of 5 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 600 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jat Gahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jat Gahra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177045
Area (hectares) 42.39 hectares
Population 8
Male Population 5
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 600
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 Jat Gahra compares

By the 2011 count Jat Gahra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 42.39 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Jat Gahra

Jat Gahra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jat Gahra 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 Jat Gahra from other places

Jat Gahra lies about 25 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 22 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 Jat Gahra
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 22 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 25 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 42 km

Villages closest to Jat Gahra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nadaun 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 Jat Gahra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jat Gahra village had a population of 8. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Jat Gahra village has 5 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jat Gahra has about 600 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Jat Gahra is 177045. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jat Gahra covers 42.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jat Gahra falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jat Gahra is Jawalamukhi Road, about 22 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 Jat Gahra.

Jat Gahra is about 25 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jat Gahra is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 7.0 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 22 km away. Hamirpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saloa (1.8 km), Balh (2.5 km) and Balh Patialan (2.5 km).

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

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