About Jhalar Village

Jhalar is a mid sized village in Jammu tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 867, made up of 459 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhalar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalar village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Jammu
Pincode	181221
Area (hectares)	480.8 hectares
Population	867
Male Population	459
Female Population	408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhalar compares

By the 2011 count Jhalar is the 111th largest of the 304 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 918 residents. Its 480.8 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Jhalar

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

Jhalar lies about 24 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 16 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 Jhalar
Nearest railway station	Bari Brahman	16 km
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jammu	24 km

Villages closest to Jhalar

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

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Common questions about Jhalar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalar village had a population of 867. That makes it the 111th largest of the 304 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 918 residents.

Jhalar village has 459 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalar has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Jhalar is 181221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhalar covers 480.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhalar falls under Jammu tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Jhalar is Bari Brahman, about 16 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 Jhalar.

Jhalar is about 24 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhalar is in Jammu tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 16 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 21 km away. Jammu is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.