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About Jhajguan Village

Jhajguan is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 525, made up of 266 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhajguan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhajguan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176051
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 525
Male Population 266
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jhajguan compares

By the 2011 count Jhajguan is the 102nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Jhajguan

Jhajguan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jhajguan 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhajguan from other places

Jhajguan lies about 41 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 19 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 Jhajguan
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 15 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 19 km
Nearest town Chamba 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 41 km

Villages closest to Jhajguan

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 Jhajguan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhajguan village had a population of 525. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Jhajguan village has 266 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhajguan has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Jhajguan is 176051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhajguan covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhajguan is Nurpur Road, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhajguan.

Jhajguan is about 41 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhajguan is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 15 km away. Nurpur Road is about 19 km away. Chamba is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agra Nal (1.9 km), Magnalia (1.9 km) and Kuther (2.1 km).

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

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