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About Jarot Khas Village

Jarot Khas is a large village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,327, made up of 1,109 males and 1,218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarot Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarot Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 211.13 hectares
Population 2,327
Male Population 1,109
Female Population 1,218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Jarot Khas compares

By the 2011 count Jarot Khas is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 211.13 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Jarot Khas

The census records public bus service for Jarot Khas 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jarot Khas from other places

Jarot Khas lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, 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 Jarot Khas
Nearest town Dharamsala 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Nagrota 7.3 km
District headquarters Kangra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 31 km

Villages closest to Jarot Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jawali 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 Jarot Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarot Khas village had a population of 2,327. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Jarot Khas village has 1,109 males and 1,218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarot Khas has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Jarot Khas is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarot Khas covers 211.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jarot Khas falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jarot Khas is Nagrota, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jarot Khas.

Jarot Khas is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarot Khas is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 6.9 km away. Nagrota is about 7.3 km away. Kangra is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jior Khas (8.2 km), Chakban (12 km) and Ser (13 km).

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

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