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About Jawali Khas Village

Jawali Khas is a large village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,087, made up of 1,552 males and 1,535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jawali Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jawali Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 67.96 hectares
Population 3,087
Male Population 1,552
Female Population 1,535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jawali Khas compares

By the 2011 count Jawali 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 67.96 hectares work out to about 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Jawali Khas

Jawali Khas 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 Jawali Khas 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 Jawali Khas from other places

Jawali Khas lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about under 2 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 Jawali Khas
Tehsil headquarters Jawali under 2 km
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr under 2 km
District headquarters Kangra 24 km
Nearest town Talwāra 26 km

Villages closest to Jawali 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 Jawali Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Jawali Khas village had a population of 3,087. 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.

Jawali Khas village has 1,552 males and 1,535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jawali Khas has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

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

Jawali Khas covers 67.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Jawali Khas is Jawanwala Shahr, about under 2 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 Jawali Khas.

Jawali Khas is about 24 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jawali Khas is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Jawali is about under 2 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about under 2 km away. Kangra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakban Devi Da Banjawali (under 2 km), Sanehr (under 2 km) and Basantpur (under 2 km).

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

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