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About Jakhdhar Village

Jakhdhar is a mid sized village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,058, made up of 531 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhdhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhdhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaswan
Pincode 177112
Area (hectares) 477 hectares
Population 1,058
Male Population 531
Female Population 527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
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 Jakhdhar compares

By the 2011 count Jakhdhar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 477 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Jakhdhar

Jakhdhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jakhdhar 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 Jakhdhar from other places

Jakhdhar lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Daulatpur Chowk, 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 Jakhdhar
Nearest railway station Daulatpur Chowk 10 km
Nearest town Talwāra 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaswan 33 km
District headquarters Kangra 33 km

Villages closest to Jakhdhar

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 Jakhdhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhdhar village had a population of 1,058. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Jakhdhar village has 531 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhdhar has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Jakhdhar is 177112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhdhar covers 477 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jakhdhar is Daulatpur Chowk, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jakhdhar.

Jakhdhar 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.

Jakhdhar is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Daulatpur Chowk is about 10 km away. Talwāra is about 20 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 Dada Khas (2.4 km), Dadoa (2.4 km) and Amran (3.1 km).

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

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