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About Jhagra Da Ban Village

Jhagra Da Ban is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 42, made up of 21 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhagra Da Ban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhagra Da Ban village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176202
Area (hectares) 88.63 hectares
Population 42
Male Population 21
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Jhagra Da Ban compares

By the 2011 count Jhagra Da Ban is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 88.63 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Jhagra Da Ban

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

Jhagra Da Ban lies about 38 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 7.6 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 Jhagra Da Ban
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Talara 7.6 km
Nearest town Mamun 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 38 km

Villages closest to Jhagra Da Ban

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 Jhagra Da Ban

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhagra Da Ban village had a population of 42. 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.

Jhagra Da Ban village has 21 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhagra Da Ban has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Jhagra Da Ban is 176202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhagra Da Ban covers 88.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhagra Da Ban falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhagra Da Ban is Talara, about 7.6 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 Jhagra Da Ban.

Jhagra Da Ban is about 38 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhagra Da Ban is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 5.2 km away. Talara is about 7.6 km away. Mamun is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ban (under 2 km), Ban Sundroo (under 2 km) and Ban Tattal (under 2 km).

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

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