About Jhular Village

Jhular is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 248 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhular Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhular village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	176205
Area (hectares)	62.99 hectares
Population	482
Male Population	248
Female Population	234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhular compares

By the 2011 count Jhular is the 48th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 62.99 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Jhular

Jhular is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhular 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 Jhular from other places

Jhular lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 15 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 Jhular
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	18 km
Nearest town	Chamba	28 km
District headquarters	Kangra	33 km

Villages closest to Jhular

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur 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 Jhular

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhular village had a population of 482. That makes it the 48th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Jhular village has 248 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhular has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Jhular is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhular covers 62.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhular falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhular is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 15 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 Jhular.

Jhular is about 33 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhular is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 15 km away. Shahpur is about 18 km away. Chamba is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.