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About Jhambar Village

Jhambar is a mid sized village in Una tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 742, made up of 371 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhambar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhambar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Una
Pincode 174303
Area (hectares) 268.11 hectares
Population 742
Male Population 371
Female Population 371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhambar compares

By the 2011 count Jhambar is the 88th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,099 residents. Its 268.11 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Jhambar

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

Jhambar lies about 28 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 1.9 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 Jhambar
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 1.9 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Una 28 km

Villages closest to Jhambar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhambar village had a population of 742. That makes it the 88th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,099 residents.

Jhambar village has 371 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhambar has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Jhambar is 174303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhambar covers 268.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhambar falls under Una tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhambar is Amb Andaura, about 1.9 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 village for Jhambar.

Jhambar is about 28 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhambar is in Una tehsil of Una district. Amb Andaura is about 1.9 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 26 km away. Una 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 Kuthar Khurd (2.9 km), Chhatarpur Dhada (7.4 km) and Jangal Panjawar (9.4 km).

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

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