Village · Jawali, Kangra # Jior Khas Jior Khas is a village in Jawali sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176021. The 2011 Census counted 668 people in 132 households, the 50th largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%. - 668 people (2011) - 132 households - 89.8% literacy - 176021 PIN code ## Jior Khas PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jior Khas is 176021. Jior Khas falls in Jawali sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176021 - Community development block Fatehpur - Census village code 009072 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jior Khas from nearby towns? - Jawali (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 80 km by road - Nurpur (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jior Khas? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Jior Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Harnota - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Harnota - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Dehri - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jachh - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Jior Khas known for? The main crops are wheat. About 81% of the 84 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jior Khas Of every 100 households in Jior Khas in 2011, 99 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Jior Khas · ■ Jawali rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 98% - Toilet within the home 43% 49% - No toilet (open defecation) 57% 51% - Tap water 100% 94% - Drinking water within premises 86% 65% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 22% 33% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 78% 66% - Use banking services 97% 96% - Television 83% 79% - Mobile phone 82% 75% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 34% 21% - Car / jeep / van 8% 5% - None of these assets 7% 8% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jior Khas? ■ Jior Khas · ■ Jawali rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 89.8% 86.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 953 1013 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 737 819 - Working population 32.0% 42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.8% for men and 83.8% for women. 53% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 34 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (4%) · ■ Household industry 4 (2%) · ■ Other work 118 (55%) · ■ Marginal 50 (23%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jawali - Kaniat 712 people - Dhial 699 people - Sudran 679 people - Thangar 675 people - Bhaglahr 667 people - Dhewa 654 people - Jol 639 people - Batt 629 people All 213 villages in Jawali ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jior Khas? 176021 - How far is Jior Khas from Dharmsala? 80 km by road - What is the population of Jior Khas? 668 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jior Khas in? Kangra district (Jawali sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jior Khas? 89.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawali/jior-khas/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.