About Jhirar Village

Jhirar is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 456, made up of 227 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhirar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhirar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawali
Pincode	176023
Area (hectares)	203.6 hectares
Population	456
Male Population	227
Female Population	229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhirar compares

By the 2011 count Jhirar is the 81st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 203.6 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Jhirar

Jhirar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhirar 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhirar from other places

Jhirar lies about 22 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 3.9 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 Jhirar
Tehsil headquarters	Jawali	3.0 km
Nearest railway station	Jawanwala Shahr	3.9 km
District headquarters	Kangra	22 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	27 km

Villages closest to Jhirar

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.

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Common questions about Jhirar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhirar village had a population of 456. That makes it the 81st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Jhirar village has 227 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhirar has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

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

Jhirar covers 203.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhirar is Jawanwala Shahr, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Jhirar is about 22 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhirar is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Jawali is about 3.0 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 3.9 km away. Kangra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.