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About Jandehra Village

Jandehra is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 282 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jandehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jandehra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176061
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 556
Male Population 282
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jandehra compares

By the 2011 count Jandehra is the 95th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Jandehra

Jandehra 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 Jandehra 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 Jandehra from other places

Jandehra lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Patti Rajpura, about under 2 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 Jandehra
Nearest railway station Patti Rajpura under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 4.2 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km

Villages closest to Jandehra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palampur 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 Jandehra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jandehra village had a population of 556. That makes it the 95th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Jandehra village has 282 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jandehra has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Jandehra is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jandehra covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jandehra falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jandehra is Patti Rajpura, about under 2 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 Jandehra.

Jandehra is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jandehra is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Patti Rajpura is about under 2 km away. Palampur is about 4.2 km away. Dharamsala is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajpura (under 2 km), Palahu (under 2 km) and Pandtehr (under 2 km).

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

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