Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra
# Jajwar

Jajwar is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176031. The 2011 Census counted 438 people in 107 households, the 28th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.
- 438 people (2011)
- 107 households
- 87.8% literacy
- 176031 PIN code

## Jajwar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jajwar is 176031. Jajwar falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176031
- Community development block Dera
- Census village code 010515

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Jajwar from nearby towns?
- Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 63 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town) 5 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Jajwar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Jajwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Sihorpai
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sihorpai
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Amb Pathiyar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Bhadoli
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jajwar known for?

The main crops are wheat. About 41% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Jajwar

Of every 100 households in Jajwar in 2011, 95 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Jajwar · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 98%
- Toilet within the home 74% 66%
- No toilet (open defecation) 26% 34%
- Tap water 95% 88%
- Drinking water within premises 29% 57%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 41% 35%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 59% 64%
- Use banking services 98% 91%
- Television 68% 76%
- Mobile phone 60% 74%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 13% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 8% 4%
- None of these assets 23% 9%
- Own their home 95% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jajwar?

■ Jajwar · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 87.8% 87.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 938 1073
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 957 891
- Working population 77.6% 65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 84.2% for women. 78% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 4 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 60 (18%) · ■ Marginal 275 (81%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jawalamukhi
- Berli 473 people
- Lahasan 469 people
- Nagrota 461 people
- Basdi 450 people
- Silh 438 people
- Panjlehr 423 people
- Gurehr 403 people
- Barru 398 people

All 134 villages in Jawalamukhi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jajwar? 176031
- How far is Jajwar from Dharmsala? 63 km by road
- What is the population of Jajwar? 438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jajwar in? Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jajwar? 87.8% (Census 2011)

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