About Jia Khas Village

Jia Khas is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 101 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176099, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jia Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jia Khas village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176099
Area (hectares)	56.31 hectares
Population	212
Male Population	101
Female Population	111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,099
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jia Khas compares

By the 2011 count Jia Khas is the 269th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 56.31 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Jia Khas

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

How far is Jia Khas from other places

Jia Khas lies about 19 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 5.8 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 Jia Khas
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	11 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	14 km
District headquarters	Kangra	19 km

Villages closest to Jia Khas

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.

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Common questions about Jia Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Jia Khas village had a population of 212. That makes it the 269th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Jia Khas village has 101 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jia Khas has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Jia Khas is 176099. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jia Khas covers 56.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jia Khas falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jia Khas is Chamunda Marg, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jia Khas.

Jia Khas is about 19 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jia Khas is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Chamunda Marg is about 5.8 km away. Palampur is about 11 km away. Dharamsala is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.