About Jhajra Village

Jhajra is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 484, made up of 251 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhajra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhajra village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Nalagarh
Pincode	174101
Area (hectares)	107.09 hectares
Population	484
Male Population	251
Female Population	233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhajra compares

By the 2011 count Jhajra is the 67th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 107.09 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Jhajra

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

Jhajra lies about 52 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 3.7 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 Jhajra
Nearest railway station	Bharatgarh	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nalagarh	13 km
Nearest town	Ropar	20 km
District headquarters	Solan	52 km

Villages closest to Jhajra

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Jhajra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhajra village had a population of 484. That makes it the 67th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Jhajra village has 251 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhajra has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Jhajra is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhajra covers 107.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhajra falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhajra is Bharatgarh, about 3.7 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 Jhajra.

Jhajra is about 52 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhajra is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 3.7 km away. Nalagarh is about 13 km away. Ropar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.