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About Kotla Jhajjar Village

Kotla Jhajjar is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 181, made up of 94 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotla Jhajjar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotla Jhajjar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 68.02 hectares
Population 181
Male Population 94
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kotla Jhajjar compares

By the 2011 count Kotla Jhajjar is the 156th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 68.02 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 Kotla Jhajjar

Kotla Jhajjar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kotla Jhajjar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kotla Jhajjar from other places

Kotla Jhajjar lies about 53 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 10 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 Kotla Jhajjar
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 18 km
Nearest town Ropar 28 km
District headquarters Solan 53 km

Villages closest to Kotla Jhajjar

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 Kotla Jhajjar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotla Jhajjar village had a population of 181. That makes it the 156th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Kotla Jhajjar village has 94 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotla Jhajjar has about 926 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 Kotla Jhajjar is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kotla Jhajjar covers 68.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kotla Jhajjar falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kotla Jhajjar is Kiratpur Sahib, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kotla Jhajjar.

Kotla Jhajjar is about 53 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotla Jhajjar is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 10 km away. Nalagarh is about 18 km away. Ropar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Behndu (under 2 km), Janaon (under 2 km) and Tikri (1.5 km).

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

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