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About Jasor Village

Jasor is a mid sized village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 936, made up of 470 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jasor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jasor village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176056
Area (hectares) 74.67 hectares
Population 936
Male Population 470
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jasor compares

By the 2011 count Jasor is the 20th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 74.67 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Jasor

Jasor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jasor 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jasor from other places

Jasor lies about 8.1 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 2.1 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 Jasor
Nearest railway station Samloti 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 3.0 km
District headquarters Kangra 8.1 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 12 km

Villages closest to Jasor

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Jasor

As per the Census of India 2011, Jasor village had a population of 936. That makes it the 20th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Jasor village has 470 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jasor has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Jasor is 176056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jasor covers 74.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jasor falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jasor is Samloti, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jasor.

Jasor is about 8.1 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jasor is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 2.1 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 3.0 km away. Kangra is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jurgehr (under 2 km), Chakban Paud (under 2 km) and Paud (under 2 km).

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

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