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About Sahora Jattan Village

Sahora Jattan is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 42 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 738 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahora Jattan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahora Jattan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 56.84 hectares
Population 73
Male Population 42
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 738
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 Sahora Jattan compares

By the 2011 count Sahora Jattan is the 330th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 56.84 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Sahora Jattan

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

Sahora Jattan lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 1.5 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 Sahora Jattan
Nearest railway station Talara 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 8.7 km
Nearest town Mamun 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 37 km

Villages closest to Sahora Jattan

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 Sahora Jattan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahora Jattan village had a population of 73. That makes it the 330th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Sahora Jattan village has 42 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahora Jattan has about 738 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 Sahora Jattan is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahora Jattan covers 56.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sahora Jattan falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahora Jattan is Talara, about 1.5 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 Sahora Jattan.

Sahora Jattan is about 37 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahora Jattan is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 1.5 km away. Nurpur is about 8.7 km away. Mamun 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 Garan (under 2 km), Dak (under 2 km) and Panjasara (under 2 km).

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

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