About Jambal Village

Jambal is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,125, made up of 549 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jambal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jambal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dera Gopipur
Pincode	177113
Area (hectares)	156.36 hectares
Population	1,125
Male Population	549
Female Population	576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,049
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jambal compares

By the 2011 count Jambal is the 15th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 156.36 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Jambal

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

Jambal lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 7.9 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 Jambal
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Gopipur	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Tripal	7.9 km
District headquarters	Kangra	18 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	30 km

Villages closest to Jambal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Jambal

As per the Census of India 2011, Jambal village had a population of 1,125. That makes it the 15th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Jambal village has 549 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jambal has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Jambal is 177113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jambal covers 156.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jambal falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jambal is Tripal, about 7.9 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 Jambal.

Jambal is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jambal is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 6.7 km away. Tripal is about 7.9 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.