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About Jior Khas Village

Jior Khas is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 668, made up of 342 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jior Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jior Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176021
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 668
Male Population 342
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jior Khas compares

By the 2011 count Jior Khas is the 46th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Jior Khas

Jior 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 Jior 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 Jior Khas from other places

Jior Khas lies about 3.7 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 3.4 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 Jior Khas
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 3.4 km
District headquarters Kangra 3.7 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 24 km

Villages closest to Jior 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 Jior Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Jior Khas village had a population of 668. That makes it the 46th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Jior Khas village has 342 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jior Khas has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Jior Khas is 176021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jior Khas covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Jior Khas is Kangra Mandir, about 3.4 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 Jior Khas.

Jior Khas is about 3.7 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jior Khas is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Kangra Mandir is about 3.4 km away. Kangra is about 3.7 km away. Dharamsala is about 12 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 (5.4 km), Bhareal (8.0 km) and Dunihar (8.0 km).

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

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