Jawalamukhi, or Jwalamukhi also Jawalaji, is a temple town and a

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Kangra district Kangra district is the most populous district of Himachal Pradesh, India. Dharamshala is the administrative headquarters of the district. History Kangra is known for having one of the oldest serving Royal Dynasty in the world, the Katoch of ...

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of Himachal Pradesh.

Geography

Jawalamukhi is located at . It has an average elevation of 610 metres (2,001 feet).

Demographics

At the 2001 India census, Jawalamukhi had a population of 4931. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%.

Census statistics

India census, * Number of Households - 1,012 * Average Household Size (per Household) - 5.0 * Population-Total - 4,931 * Population-Urban - 4,931 * Proportion of Urban Population (%) - 100 * Population-Rural - 0 * Sex Ratio - 906 * Population (0-6 Years) - 608 * Sex Ratio (0-6 Year) - 961 * SC Population - 812 * Sex Ratio (SC) - 961 * Proportion of SC (%) - 16.0 * ST Population - 0 * Sex Ratio (ST) - 0 * Proportion of ST (%) - 0 * Literates - 3,777 * Illiterates - 1,154 * Literacy Rate (%)

Jwalamukhi Devi Temple

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Genealogy registers

Hindu genealogy registers at Jawalamukhi are genealogy registers of pilgrims maintained there by

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References

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