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About Jarpal Village

Jarpal is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 845, made up of 436 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarpal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176027
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 845
Male Population 436
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jarpal compares

By the 2011 count Jarpal is the 34th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 1026.

Getting to Jarpal

Jarpal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jarpal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jarpal from other places

Jarpal lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Jarpal
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 18 km
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km

Villages closest to Jarpal

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 Jarpal

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarpal village had a population of 845. That makes it the 34th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Jarpal village has 436 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarpal has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Jarpal is 176027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarpal covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarpal falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jarpal is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jarpal.

Jarpal is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarpal is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Jawali is about 18 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ban Khabal (under 2 km), Janala (under 2 km) and Jhonka Ratial (under 2 km).

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

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