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About Jasnal Village

Jasnal is a mid sized village in Majalta tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 909, made up of 485 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 428.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jasnal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jasnal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Majalta
Pincode 182117
Area (hectares) 428.6 hectares
Population 909
Male Population 485
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jasnal compares

By the 2011 count Jasnal is the 26th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents. Its 428.6 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Jasnal

Jasnal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jasnal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Jasnal from other places

Jasnal lies about 11 km from Majalta, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, 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 Jasnal
Nearest railway station Udhampur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Majalta 11 km

Villages closest to Jasnal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jasnal village had a population of 909. That makes it the 26th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents.

Jasnal village has 485 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jasnal has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 885.

The pincode recorded for Jasnal is 182117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jasnal covers 428.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jasnal falls under Majalta tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Jasnal is Udhampur, about 10 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 village for Jasnal.

Jasnal is about 11 km from Majalta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jasnal is in Majalta tehsil of Udhampur district. Udhampur is about 10 km away. Majalta is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sunal (under 2 km), Bhati Badighar (3.2 km) and Puthwar (11 km).

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

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