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About Jamula Village

Jamula is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 60 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176065, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamula village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dhira
Pincode 176065
Area (hectares) 99.88 hectares
Population 128
Male Population 60
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamula compares

By the 2011 count Jamula is the 64th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 99.88 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Jamula

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

Jamula lies about 13 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 6.8 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 Jamula
Nearest railway station Samloti 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 13 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km

Villages closest to Jamula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamula village had a population of 128. That makes it the 64th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Jamula village has 60 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamula has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Jamula is 176065. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamula covers 99.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamula falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamula is Samloti, about 6.8 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 Jamula.

Jamula is about 13 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamula is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 6.8 km away. Dhira is about 13 km away. Kangra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bah (under 2 km), Baggi (under 2 km) and Hoda (1.5 km).

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

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