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About Jukundi Village

Jukundi is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 127 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jukundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jukundi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177101
Area (hectares) 64.29 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 127
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jukundi compares

By the 2011 count Jukundi is the 144th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 64.29 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Jukundi

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

Jukundi lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 5.8 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 Jukundi
Nearest railway station Kartoli Punjab 5.8 km
Nearest town Talwāra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km

Villages closest to Jukundi

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.

Common questions about Jukundi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jukundi village had a population of 264. That makes it the 144th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Jukundi village has 127 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jukundi has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Jukundi is 177101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jukundi covers 64.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jukundi is Kartoli Punjab, about 5.8 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 Jukundi.

Jukundi is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jukundi is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Kartoli Punjab is about 5.8 km away. Talwāra is about 11 km away. Dera Gopipur 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 Jakhuni (under 2 km), Amlehra (3.3 km) and Jhaklehr (3.3 km).

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

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