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About Jandu Kut Village

Jandu Kut is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 24, made up of 13 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jandu Kut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jandu Kut village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 26.8 hectares
Population 24
Male Population 13
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
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 Jandu Kut compares

By the 2011 count Jandu Kut is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 26.8 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Jandu Kut

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

Jandu Kut lies about 46 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandwal, about 4.2 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 Jandu Kut
Nearest railway station Kandwal 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 8.6 km
Nearest town Mamun 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 46 km

Villages closest to Jandu Kut

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 Jandu Kut

As per the Census of India 2011, Jandu Kut village had a population of 24. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Jandu Kut village has 13 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jandu Kut has about 846 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 Jandu Kut is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jandu Kut covers 26.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jandu Kut falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jandu Kut is Kandwal, about 4.2 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 Jandu Kut.

Jandu Kut is about 46 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jandu Kut is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Kandwal is about 4.2 km away. Nurpur is about 8.6 km away. Mamun is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kut (under 2 km), Kuthandal (under 2 km) and Ghurohn (1.7 km).

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

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