About Jalaut Village

Jalaut is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 130 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 465.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalaut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalaut village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Saluni
Pincode	176320
Area (hectares)	465.85 hectares
Population	249
Male Population	130
Female Population	119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalaut compares

By the 2011 count Jalaut is the 88th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 465.85 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Jalaut

Jalaut is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jalaut as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalaut from other places

Jalaut lies about 22 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 57 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jalaut
Tehsil headquarters	Saluni	22 km
District headquarters	Chamba	22 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	57 km

Villages closest to Jalaut

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saluni tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Jalaut

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalaut village had a population of 249. That makes it the 88th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Jalaut village has 130 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalaut has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Jalaut is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalaut covers 465.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jalaut falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jalaut is Nurpur Road, about 57 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jalaut.

Jalaut is about 22 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalaut is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 22 km away. Chamba is about 22 km away. Nurpur Road is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.