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About Jatehr Village

Jatehr is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 64, made up of 26 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,462 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jatehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jatehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176054
Area (hectares) 28.14 hectares
Population 64
Male Population 26
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,462
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jatehr compares

By the 2011 count Jatehr is the 126th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 28.14 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Jatehr

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

Jatehr lies about 7.4 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Lunsu, about 4.0 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 Jatehr
Nearest railway station Lunsu 4.0 km
District headquarters Kangra 7.4 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 31 km

Villages closest to Jatehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jatehr village had a population of 64. That makes it the 126th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Jatehr village has 26 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jatehr has about 1462 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Jatehr is 176054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jatehr covers 28.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jatehr falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jatehr is Lunsu, about 4.0 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 Jatehr.

Jatehr is about 7.4 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jatehr is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Lunsu is about 4.0 km away. Kangra is about 7.4 km away. Dharamsala is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thamba (4.8 km), Kallar (7.0 km) and Kalru (9.9 km).

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

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