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About Jhumb Khas Village

Jhumb Khas is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 474, made up of 250 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhumb Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhumb Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176022
Area (hectares) 200.59 hectares
Population 474
Male Population 250
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhumb Khas compares

By the 2011 count Jhumb Khas is the 36th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 200.59 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Jhumb Khas

Jhumb Khas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhumb Khas as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jhumb Khas from other places

Jhumb Khas lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, 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 Jhumb Khas
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Bharmar 3.9 km
Nearest town Talwāra 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 30 km

Villages closest to Jhumb Khas

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 Jhumb Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhumb Khas village had a population of 474. That makes it the 36th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Jhumb Khas village has 250 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhumb Khas has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Jhumb Khas is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhumb Khas covers 200.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhumb Khas falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhumb Khas is Bharmar, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhumb Khas.

Jhumb Khas is about 30 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhumb Khas is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about 3.9 km away. Bharmar is about 3.9 km away. Talwāra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhalar (under 2 km), Saroli (under 2 km) and Banal (under 2 km).

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

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