About Jharal Village

Jharal is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 93, made up of 50 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baroh
Pincode	176029
Area (hectares)	45.68 hectares
Population	93
Male Population	50
Female Population	43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	860
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharal compares

By the 2011 count Jharal is the 109th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 45.68 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Jharal

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

Jharal lies about 46 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandwal, about 10 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 Jharal
Nearest railway station	Kandwal	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baroh	13 km
Nearest town	Mamun	14 km
District headquarters	Kangra	46 km

Villages closest to Jharal

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.

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Common questions about Jharal

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharal village had a population of 93. That makes it the 109th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Jharal village has 50 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharal has about 860 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 Jharal is 176029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharal covers 45.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jharal is Kandwal, about 10 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 Jharal.

Jharal is about 46 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharal is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Kandwal is about 10 km away. Baroh is about 13 km away. Mamun is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.