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About Jalera Village

Jalera is a small village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 182 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaswan
Pincode 177112
Area (hectares) 189.74 hectares
Population 380
Male Population 182
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
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 Jalera compares

By the 2011 count Jalera is the 34th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 189.74 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1092.

Getting to Jalera

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

Jalera lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 11 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 Jalera
Nearest railway station Kartoli Punjab 11 km
Nearest town Talwāra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaswan 31 km
District headquarters Kangra 31 km

Villages closest to Jalera

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 Jalera

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalera village had a population of 380. That makes it the 34th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Jalera village has 182 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalera has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1092.

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

Jalera covers 189.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jalera is Kartoli Punjab, about 11 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 Jalera.

Jalera is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalera is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Kartoli Punjab is about 11 km away. Talwāra is about 18 km away. Jaswan is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhameri (under 2 km), Paplohtar (under 2 km) and Amran (2.8 km).

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

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