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About Jiot Village

Jiot is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 139 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176022
Area (hectares) 72.83 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 139
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jiot compares

By the 2011 count Jiot is the 73rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 72.83 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 Jiot

The census records public bus service for Jiot as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jangal Kathial, Jauli, Jhalal and Jhalar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jiot

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiot village had a population of 258. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Jiot village has 139 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiot has about 856 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 Jiot is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jiot covers 72.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jiot falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Jiot notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jiot.

Jiot is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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