About Jara Village

Jara is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 148 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176200
Area (hectares)	87.84 hectares
Population	297
Male Population	148
Female Population	149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jara compares

By the 2011 count Jara is the 179th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 87.84 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Jara

Jara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jara from other places

Jara lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 6.7 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 Jara
Nearest railway station	Talara	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	7.0 km
Nearest town	Mamun	24 km
District headquarters	Kangra	36 km

Villages closest to Jara

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.

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Common questions about Jara

As per the Census of India 2011, Jara village had a population of 297. That makes it the 179th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Jara village has 148 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jara has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Jara is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jara covers 87.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jara is Talara, about 6.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jara.

Jara is about 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jara is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 6.7 km away. Nurpur is about 7.0 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.