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About Jujhpul Village

Jujhpul is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 107 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jujhpul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jujhpul village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176030
Area (hectares) 142.03 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 107
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,140
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jujhpul compares

By the 2011 count Jujhpul is the 57th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 142.03 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 Jujhpul

Jujhpul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jujhpul as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Jujhpul from other places

Jujhpul lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 22 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 Jujhpul
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 27 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 39 km

Villages closest to Jujhpul

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 Jujhpul

As per the Census of India 2011, Jujhpul village had a population of 229. That makes it the 57th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Jujhpul village has 107 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jujhpul has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Jujhpul is 176030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jujhpul covers 142.03 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Jujhpul is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 22 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jujhpul.

Jujhpul is about 27 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jujhpul is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 4.6 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 22 km away. Kangra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadrol (under 2 km), Tikkar Jhikla (under 2 km) and Gharna (under 2 km).

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

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