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About Band Jharolan Village

Band Jharolan is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 108 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176058, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Band Jharolan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Band Jharolan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176058
Area (hectares) 31.73 hectares
Population 217
Male Population 108
Female Population 109
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 10+ km distance

How Band Jharolan compares

By the 2011 count Band Jharolan is the 87th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 31.73 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Band Jharolan

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

How far is Band Jharolan from other places

Band Jharolan lies about 4.6 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 2.1 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 Band Jharolan
Nearest railway station Koparlahar 2.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 4.6 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 28 km

Villages closest to Band Jharolan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fatehpur 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 Band Jharolan

As per the Census of India 2011, Band Jharolan village had a population of 217. That makes it the 87th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Band Jharolan village has 108 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Band Jharolan has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Band Jharolan is 176058. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Band Jharolan covers 31.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Band Jharolan falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Band Jharolan is Koparlahar, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Band Jharolan is about 4.6 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Band Jharolan is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 2.1 km away. Kangra is about 4.6 km away. Dharamsala is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chuhar Kalan (under 2 km), Har (under 2 km) and Samlata Khas (8.9 km).

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

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