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About Jachh Village

Jachh is a large village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,253, made up of 1,209 males and 1,044 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jachh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jachh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176201
Area (hectares) 386.75 hectares
Population 2,253
Male Population 1,209
Female Population 1,044
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jachh compares

By the 2011 count Jachh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 386.75 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 971.

Getting to Jachh

The census records public bus service for Jachh 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jachh from other places

Jachh lies about 43 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 1.6 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 Jachh
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 2.8 km
Nearest town Mamun 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 43 km

Villages closest to Jachh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nurpur 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 Jachh

As per the Census of India 2011, Jachh village had a population of 2,253. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Jachh village has 1,209 males and 1,044 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jachh has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Jachh is 176201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jachh covers 386.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jachh falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jachh is Nurpur Road, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Jachh.

Jachh is about 43 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jachh is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur Road is about 1.6 km away. Nurpur is about 2.8 km away. Mamun is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jasur Khas (under 2 km), Basa Hadialan (under 2 km) and Matholi (1.7 km).

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

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