About Jiun Village

Jiun is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 77 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176059, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176059
Area (hectares)	97.74 hectares
Population	150
Male Population	77
Female Population	73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jiun compares

By the 2011 count Jiun is the 301st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 97.74 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Jiun

Jiun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jiun 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 Jiun from other places

Jiun lies about 42 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 35 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 Jiun
Nearest town	Dharamsala	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	34 km
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	35 km
District headquarters	Kangra	42 km

Villages closest to Jiun

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 Jiun

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiun village had a population of 150. That makes it the 301st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Jiun village has 77 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiun has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Jiun is 176059. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jiun covers 97.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Jiun is Chamunda Marg, about 35 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 Jiun.

Jiun is about 42 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiun is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 27 km away. Palampur is about 34 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.