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About Jandaur Village

Jandaur is a mid sized village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 534, made up of 249 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,145 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jandaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jandaur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaswan
Pincode 176501
Area (hectares) 300.61 hectares
Population 534
Male Population 249
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,145
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jandaur compares

By the 2011 count Jandaur is the 21st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 300.61 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Jandaur

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

Jandaur lies about 7.8 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 7.3 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 Jandaur
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaswan 7.8 km
District headquarters Kangra 7.8 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 8.0 km

Villages closest to Jandaur

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 Jandaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jandaur village had a population of 534. That makes it the 21st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Jandaur village has 249 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jandaur has about 1145 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Jandaur is 176501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jandaur covers 300.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Jandaur is Kangra Mandir, about 7.3 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 Jandaur.

Jandaur is about 7.8 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jandaur is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Kangra Mandir is about 7.3 km away. Jaswan is about 7.8 km away. Kangra is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Behr (under 2 km), Ugarhala Nichla (6.1 km) and Ugarhala Uparla (6.1 km).

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

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