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About Jandpur Village

Jandpur is a mid sized village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 619, made up of 286 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,164 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jandpur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 89.35 hectares
Population 619
Male Population 286
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,164
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jandpur compares

By the 2011 count Jandpur is the 50th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 89.35 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Jandpur

The census records public bus service for Jandpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jandpur from other places

Jandpur lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Majheran Himachal, about 2.3 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 Jandpur
Nearest railway station Majheran Himachal 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 5.1 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 31 km
District headquarters Kangra 32 km

Villages closest to Jandpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jandpur village had a population of 619. That makes it the 50th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Jandpur village has 286 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jandpur has about 1164 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Jandpur is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jandpur covers 89.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jandpur falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jandpur is Majheran Himachal, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jandpur.

Jandpur is about 32 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jandpur is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Majheran Himachal is about 2.3 km away. Baijnath is about 5.1 km away. Dharamsala is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nauri Uparli (under 2 km), Tarehal (under 2 km) and Gangoh (under 2 km).

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

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