About Jkhar Village

Jkhar is a mid sized village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 772, made up of 389 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jkhar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rohru
Pincode	171207
Area (hectares)	238.86 hectares
Population	772
Male Population	389
Female Population	383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jkhar compares

By the 2011 count Jkhar is the 11th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 238.86 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 938.

Getting to Jkhar

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

Jkhar lies about 26 km from Shimla. 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 Jkhar
District headquarters	Shimla	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rohru	32 km

Villages closest to Jkhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jkhar village had a population of 772. That makes it the 11th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Jkhar village has 389 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jkhar has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Jkhar is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jkhar covers 238.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jkhar falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

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

Jkhar is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 26 km away. Rohru is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.