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About Jangal Thapkaur Village

Jangal Thapkaur is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 59 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 695 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangal Thapkaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal Thapkaur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 111.18 hectares
Population 100
Male Population 59
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 695
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jangal Thapkaur compares

By the 2011 count Jangal Thapkaur is the 304th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 111.18 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 Jangal Thapkaur

Jangal Thapkaur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jangal Thapkaur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jangal Thapkaur from other places

Jangal Thapkaur lies about 50 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 16 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 Jangal Thapkaur
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 16 km
Nearest town Mamun 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 50 km

Villages closest to Jangal Thapkaur

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 Jangal Thapkaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal Thapkaur village had a population of 100. That makes it the 304th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Jangal Thapkaur village has 59 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal Thapkaur has about 695 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 Jangal Thapkaur is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangal Thapkaur covers 111.18 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.

Jangal Thapkaur falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jangal Thapkaur is Nurpur Road, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jangal Thapkaur.

Jangal Thapkaur is about 50 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangal Thapkaur is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 13 km away. Nurpur Road is about 16 km away. Mamun is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhangal (under 2 km), Jangal Chalon (under 2 km) and Jangal Chhatril (under 2 km).

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

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