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About Jajjar Village

Jajjar is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 261, made up of 123 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jajjar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jajjar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176032
Area (hectares) 97.79 hectares
Population 261
Male Population 123
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,122
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 Jajjar compares

By the 2011 count Jajjar is the 45th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 97.79 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Jajjar

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

Jajjar lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 30 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 Jajjar
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 13 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 30 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km
Nearest town Nangal 46 km

Villages closest to Jajjar

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 Jajjar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jajjar village had a population of 261. That makes it the 45th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Jajjar village has 123 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jajjar has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Jajjar is 176032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jajjar covers 97.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jajjar is Jawalamukhi Road, about 30 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 Jajjar.

Jajjar is about 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jajjar is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 13 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 30 km away. Kangra is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhatehr (under 2 km), Dib (under 2 km) and Korli (under 2 km).

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

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