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About Jangalwar Village

Jangalwar is a mid sized village in Thathri tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 623, made up of 363 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 716 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangalwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangalwar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Thathri
Pincode 182203
Area (hectares) 176.4 hectares
Population 623
Male Population 363
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 716
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangalwar compares

By the 2011 count Jangalwar is the 33rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 652 residents. Its 176.4 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 960.

Getting to Jangalwar

Jangalwar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jangalwar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jangalwar from other places

Jangalwar lies about 2.6 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 42 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 Jangalwar
Tehsil headquarters Thathri under 2 km
District headquarters Doda 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 42 km

Villages closest to Jangalwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangalwar village had a population of 623. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Jangalwar village has 363 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangalwar has about 716 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Jangalwar is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangalwar covers 176.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jangalwar falls under Thathri tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Jangalwar is Udhampur, about 42 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jangalwar.

Jangalwar is about 2.6 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangalwar is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Thathri is about under 2 km away. Doda is about 2.6 km away. Udhampur is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagni (2.2 km), Forest Block (4.5 km) and Madren (4.5 km).

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

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