Jawalamukhi Tehsil - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Jawalamukhi is an administrative tehsil in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Jawalamukhi is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Tripal Halt, while the nearest airport is Kangra Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 32.8 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 104 km², including 99.10 km² rural area and 4.52 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1053 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Jawalamukhi Tehsil

Jawalamukhi Tehsil has a total of 111 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Badoli	Rural	Badoli
2	Bah	Rural	Haroli
3	Bahan Kalan	Rural	Ghallour
4	Bahl	Rural	Kamlota
5	Bahni	Rural	Kathog
6	Bairu	Rural	Sakdiyalu
7	Balian	Rural	Ghallour
8	Balla	Rural	Gahlian
9	Ban Chelian	Rural	Sihorpai
10	Band	Rural	Dohag Dehriyan
11	Bareti	Rural	Darang
12	Baroya	Rural	Haroli
13	Basdi	Rural	Naharvan
14	Bhadhreher	Rural	Sihorpai
15	Bhadyara	Rural	Kamlota
16	Bhagaur	Rural	Gahlian
17	Bhatehr	Rural	Haroli
18	Bhati	Rural	Bhatti (Bohan)
19	Bhati	Rural	Badoli
20	Bhaveter	Rural	Kamlota
21	Bohan(N.A.C.) (389/1)	Urban	Not applicable
22	Buni Gujran	Rural	Ummer
23	Chadal	Rural	Hiran
24	Chakban Dodru	Rural	Gahlian
25	Chakban Kali Dhar-I	Urban	Not applicable
26	Chakban Kalidhar Gumbar	Rural	Gummer
27	Chakban Kalidhar Jawalamukhi-II	Urban	Not applicable
28	Chihru	Rural	Darang
29	Choran	Rural	Sakdiyalu
30	Chururu	Rural	Ghallour
31	Darang	Rural	Darang
32	Darek Lahr	Rural	Badoli
33	Daroli	Rural	Ghallour
34	Dasman	Rural	Hiran
35	Devi Tal (N.A.C.) (389/3)	Urban	Not applicable
36	Dhanot	Rural	Dhanot
37	Dhanui	Rural	Naharvan
38	Dohag	Rural	Dohag Dehriyan
39	Dol	Rural	Badoli
40	Dol	Rural	Ummer
41	Doli	Rural	Amb Pathiar
42	Gahlian	Rural	Gahlian
43	Garni	Rural	Hiran
44	Ghalora	Rural	Ghalaura
45	Ghalour Khass	Rural	Ghallour
46	Ghalour Upperla	Rural	Ghallour
47	Ghar Lahar	Rural	Kathog
48	Gharun	Rural	Dohag Dehriyan
49	Gummer	Rural	Gummer
50	Haled	Rural	Hiran
51	Haroli	Rural	Haroli
52	Hatli	Rural	Ummer
53	Hiran	Rural	Hiran
54	Jajwar	Rural	Sihorpai
55	Jathman	Rural	Gahlian
56	Jatlahr	Rural	Haroli
57	Jawalamukhi (N.A.C) (389/2)	Urban	Not applicable
58	Jeen	Rural	Kathog
59	Jhanyara Kaleshwar	Rural	Ghalaura
60	Joru Tal (N.A.C.) (389/4)	Urban	Not applicable
61	Kaleri	Rural	Hiran
62	Kali Dhar Amb	Rural	Amb Pathiar
63	Kali Dhar Bohan-I	Rural	Bhatti (Bohan)
64	Kalidhar Bohan II	Rural	Bhatti (Bohan)
65	Kalidhar Kohala	Rural	Hiran
66	Kalru Kalan	Rural	Kathog
67	Kamlota	Rural	Kamlota
68	Kaseti	Rural	Ghallour
69	Katialu	Rural	Dohag Dehriyan
70	Khouhla	Rural	Kamlota
71	Kohla Sagwal	Rural	Bhatti (Bohan)
72	Kohlari	Rural	Naharvan
73	Kotla	Rural	Kamlota
74	Kubhkar	Rural	Ghallour
75	Laharu	Rural	Haroli
76	Lahasan	Rural	Kamlota
77	Lalwara	Rural	Dhanot
78	Matial	Rural	Sihorpai
79	Nagrota	Rural	Sihorpai
80	Nahar Ban	Rural	Naharvan
81	Palahi	Rural	Ghallour
82	Panjiara	Rural	Naharvan
83	Panjlehr	Rural	Ghalaura
84	Pathiar	Rural	Amb Pathiar
85	Pher	Rural	Ghalaura
86	Purtiala	Rural	Kamlota
87	Raikhan	Rural	Sihorpai
88	Rajol Palahi	Rural	Ghallour
89	Rakwal Lahr	Rural	Gahlian
90	Ratial	Rural	Sihorpai
91	Reserve Jangal Amb	Rural	Amb Pathiar
92	Reserve Jangal Drang	Rural	Kamlota
93	Reserve Jangal Kalidhar	Rural	Hiran
94	Reserve Jangal Kohala	Rural	Dohag Dehriyan
95	Reserve Jangal Pakloh	Rural	Haroli
96	Reserve Jangal Simbal Khola	Rural	Dohag Dehriyan
97	Reserve Jangal Thakri	Rural	Gummer
98	Rowa	Rural	Haroli
99	Ruhara	Rural	Ghallour
100	Sakrialu	Rural	Sakdiyalu
101	Salehr	Rural	Ghalaura
102	Salehr	Rural	Dohag Dehriyan
103	Saletar	Rural	Amb Pathiar
104	Saloa	Rural	Haroli
105	Sasan	Rural	Ghallour
106	Shantla	Rural	Ummer
107	Sihor Pai	Rural	Sihorpai
108	Suknal	Rural	Bhatti (Bohan)
109	Thana	Rural	Dohag Dehriyan
110	Uchhahr	Rural	Amb Pathiar
111	Umar	Rural	Ummer

Population of Jawalamukhi Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Jawalamukhi Tehsil has a total population of 43,504 people, consisting of 21,186 males and 22,318 females. There are 9,740 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 420 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	43,504	38,143	5,361
Male Population	21,186	18,404	2,782
Female Population	22,318	19,739	2,579
Total Households	9,740	8,556	1,184
Population Density	420 / km²	385 / km²	1,186 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 34,069 literate people and 4,793 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 10,058 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 768 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	4,793	4,234	559
Literate Population	34,069	29,642	4,427
Illiterate Population	9,435	8,501	934
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	10,058	9,183	875
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	768	638	130

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Jawalamukhi (ज्वालामुखी)
District	Kangra
State / UT	Himachal Pradesh
Railway Station	Tripal Halt
Total Area	104 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1053
Total Population (2011)	43,504
Density	420/km²
Total Villages	111

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