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About Jabbar Village

Jabbar is a small village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 124 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jabbar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jabbar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaswan
Pincode 177111
Area (hectares) 107 hectares
Population 241
Male Population 124
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jabbar compares

By the 2011 count Jabbar is the 54th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Jabbar

Jabbar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jabbar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jabbar from other places

Jabbar lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 7.8 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 Jabbar
Nearest railway station Kartoli Punjab 7.8 km
Nearest town Talwāra 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaswan 33 km
District headquarters Kangra 33 km

Villages closest to Jabbar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jabbar village had a population of 241. That makes it the 54th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Jabbar village has 124 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jabbar has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Jabbar is 177111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jabbar covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jabbar falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jabbar is Kartoli Punjab, about 7.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jabbar.

Jabbar is about 33 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jabbar is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Kartoli Punjab is about 7.8 km away. Talwāra is about 15 km away. Jaswan is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suneht (under 2 km), Goral Dhar (under 2 km) and Pati (under 2 km).

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

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