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About Jukhari Village

Jukhari is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 163 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jukhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jukhari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174011
Area (hectares) 125.46 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 163
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jukhari compares

By the 2011 count Jukhari is the 98th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 125.46 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Jukhari

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

Jukhari lies about 50 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 Jukhari
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 20 km
Nearest town Baddi 30 km
District headquarters Solan 50 km

Villages closest to Jukhari

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.

Common questions about Jukhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Jukhari village had a population of 301. That makes it the 98th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Jukhari village has 163 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jukhari has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Jukhari is 174011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jukhari covers 125.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jukhari is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Jukhari.

Jukhari is about 50 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jukhari is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 17 km away. Nalagarh is about 20 km away. Baddi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaphleda (under 2 km), Palet (under 2 km) and Chamba (under 2 km).

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

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