Jawalamukhi

This article is about the town in Himachal Pradesh. For the constituency, see Jawalamukhi Assembly constituency. For similar uses, see Jwalamukhi.

This article is about the temple town in Himachal Pradesh. For the similarly named temple in Uttar Pradesh, see Jwala Devi Temple (Uttar Pradesh).

Jawalamukhi
Town
Sri Jwalamukhi Devi Temple
Nickname:  Jawalaji
Jawalamukhi Location in Himachal Pradesh, India Show map of Himachal Pradesh Jawalamukhi Jawalamukhi (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 31°52′32″N76°19′28″E / 31.8756100°N 76.3243500°E / 31.8756100; 76.3243500
Country	India
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Elevation	557.66 m (1,829.6 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,361
Languages
• Official	Hindi Pahari
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	HP 83

Jawalamukhi, also known as Jwalamukhi or Jawala-ji, is a temple town and a nagar parishad in Kangra district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is the location of the Jwalamukhi temple, which is known for a naturally burning flame emanating from a rock fissure, and recognized as one of the Shakta pithas. ^[1]

Geography

Jawalamukhi is located at 31°52′32″N76°19′28″E / 31.87561°N 76.32435°E / 31.87561; 76.32435 . ^[2] It has an average elevation of 610 metres (2,001 feet).

Demographics

At the 2001 India census, ^[3] Jawalamukhi had a population of 4931. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%.

Census statistics

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, ^[3]

• 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 (%)

Genealogy registers

Hindu genealogy registers at Jawalamukhi are genealogy registers of pilgrims maintained there by pandas. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

References

1. "All about 18 Astadasha Shakti Peethas— holy abodes of Shakti". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 22 June 2025.
2. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Jawalamukhi
3. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
4. Tracing your Asian roots Archived 26 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine www.overseasindian.in.
5. Hindu Pilgrimage Marriage Records www.movinghere.org.uk.
6. 10 Places Across The World That Help You Trace Your Ancestors, India Times, 29 Jan 2016.