# Jejal Village, Jawalamukhi, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra 

# Jejal

Jejal is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176036**. The 2011 Census counted **532 people in 109 households**, the 17th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.

- 532people (2011)
- 109households
- 85.6%literacy
- 176036PIN code

## Jejal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jejal is 176036.** Jejal falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176036
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010492

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Jejal from nearby towns?

- Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)66 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)9 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Jejal?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Jejal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kutyara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhadoli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jejal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 57% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Jejal

Of every 100 households in Jejal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jejal · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**34%

Tap water ****38%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**64%

Use banking services ****98%**

**91%

Television ****43%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****11%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Jejal?

■ Jejal · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861**

**891

Working population ****55.8%**

**65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.0% for men and 77.1% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (5%) · **■** Household industry 29 (10%) · **■** Other work 29 (10%) · **■** Marginal 224 (75%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jawalamukhi

- Saletar573 people
- Bagher562 people
- Katoi550 people
- Sundhangal546 people
- Ghalora527 people
- Jatehr527 people
- Khohla Sughwal517 people
- Sihor Pai508 people

[All 134 villages in Jawalamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawalamukhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jejal?176036
- How far is Jejal from Dharmsala?66 km by road
- What is the population of Jejal?532 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jejal in?Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jejal?85.6% (Census 2011)