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About Joktaring Village

Joktaring is a small village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 110 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Joktaring Overview

Census 2011 figures for Joktaring village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Nichar
Pincode 172104
Area (hectares) 50.16 hectares
Population 217
Male Population 110
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
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 Joktaring compares

By the 2011 count Joktaring is the 38th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 50.16 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Joktaring

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

Joktaring lies about 27 km from Kinnaur. 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 Joktaring
Tehsil headquarters Nichar 27 km
District headquarters Kinnaur 27 km
Nearest town Shimla 93 km

Villages closest to Joktaring

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Joktaring village had a population of 217. That makes it the 38th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Joktaring village has 110 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Joktaring has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Joktaring is 172104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Joktaring covers 50.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Joktaring falls under Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Joktaring notes the nearest railway station 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 Joktaring.

Joktaring is about 27 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Joktaring is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district. Nichar is about 27 km away. Kinnaur is about 27 km away. Shimla is about 93 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panwi Khas (under 2 km), Kandar (3.3 km) and D P F Ramni (5.6 km).

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

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