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About Jhaler Village

Jhaler is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 46 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhaler Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhaler village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 177007
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 46
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
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 Jhaler compares

By the 2011 count Jhaler is the 117th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Jhaler

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

Jhaler lies about 23 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 24 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 Jhaler
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 15 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 23 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 24 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 44 km

Villages closest to Jhaler

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Jhaler

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhaler village had a population of 95. That makes it the 117th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Jhaler village has 46 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhaler has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Jhaler is 177007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhaler covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhaler falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhaler is Jawalamukhi Road, about 24 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 Jhaler.

Jhaler is about 23 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhaler is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Tira Sujanpur is about 15 km away. Hamirpur is about 23 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nalahi (3.0 km), Rih (3.2 km) and Bagehrah Buhla (4.1 km).

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

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