About Jalai Village

Jalai is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 416, made up of 198 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalai village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Saluni
Pincode	176320
Area (hectares)	152 hectares
Population	416
Male Population	198
Female Population	218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,101
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalai compares

By the 2011 count Jalai is the 38th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Jalai

Jalai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jalai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jalai from other places

Jalai lies about 6.7 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 34 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 Jalai
Tehsil headquarters	Saluni	6.7 km
District headquarters	Chamba	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	34 km

Villages closest to Jalai

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 Jalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalai village had a population of 416. That makes it the 38th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Jalai village has 198 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalai has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

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

Jalai covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jalai is Nurpur Road, about 34 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jalai.

Jalai is about 6.7 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalai is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 6.7 km away. Chamba is about 6.7 km away. Nurpur Road is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.