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About Jhaula Village

Jhaula is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 71 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176098, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhaula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhaula village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176098
Area (hectares) 34.68 hectares
Population 137
Male Population 71
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Jhaula compares

By the 2011 count Jhaula is the 105th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 34.68 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Jhaula

Jhaula is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhaula 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 Jhaula from other places

Jhaula lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 14 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 Jhaula
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 30 km

Villages closest to Jhaula

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 Jhaula

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhaula village had a population of 137. That makes it the 105th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Jhaula village has 71 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhaula has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

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

Jhaula covers 34.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhaula is Jawalamukhi Road, about 14 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 Jhaula.

Jhaula is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhaula is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 5.1 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 14 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamula (under 2 km), Tikkar (under 2 km) and Kukriana (under 2 km).

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

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