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About Jarundi Village

Jarundi is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 72 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,417 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176098, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarundi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176098
Area (hectares) 105.93 hectares
Population 174
Male Population 72
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,417
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarundi compares

By the 2011 count Jarundi is the 86th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 105.93 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Jarundi

Jarundi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jarundi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jarundi from other places

Jarundi lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 26 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 Jarundi
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 32 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 44 km

Villages closest to Jarundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarundi village had a population of 174. That makes it the 86th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Jarundi village has 72 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarundi has about 1417 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Jarundi is 176098. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarundi covers 105.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jarundi falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jarundi is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 26 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jarundi.

Jarundi is about 32 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarundi is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 9.5 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 26 km away. Kangra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saoli (under 2 km), Dadhuru (under 2 km) and Kasar (under 2 km).

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

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