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About Jamna Village

Jamna is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 80 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 725 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176032
Area (hectares) 28.75 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 80
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 725
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamna compares

By the 2011 count Jamna is the 104th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 28.75 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Jamna

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

Jamna lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, 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 Jamna
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 11 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 33 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 45 km

Villages closest to Jamna

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 Jamna

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamna village had a population of 138. That makes it the 104th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Jamna village has 80 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamna has about 725 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

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

Jamna covers 28.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jamna is Jawalamukhi Road, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jamna.

Jamna 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.

Jamna is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 11 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 26 km away. Kangra is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phaked (under 2 km), Sidhpur (under 2 km) and Amred (under 2 km).

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

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