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About Jolna Khas Village

Jolna Khas is a small village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 376, made up of 186 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jolna Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jolna Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Sihunta
Pincode 176207
Area (hectares) 316.76 hectares
Population 376
Male Population 186
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
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 Jolna Khas compares

By the 2011 count Jolna Khas is the 39th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 316.76 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Jolna Khas

Jolna Khas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jolna Khas 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 Jolna Khas from other places

Jolna Khas lies about 38 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 13 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 Jolna Khas
Tehsil headquarters Sihunta 11 km
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 13 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 19 km
District headquarters Chamba 38 km

Villages closest to Jolna Khas

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

Common questions about Jolna Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Jolna Khas village had a population of 376. That makes it the 39th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Jolna Khas village has 186 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jolna Khas has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Jolna Khas is 176207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jolna Khas covers 316.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jolna Khas falls under Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jolna Khas is Jawanwala Shahr, about 13 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 Jolna Khas.

Jolna Khas is about 38 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jolna Khas is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Sihunta is about 11 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 13 km away. Dharamsala is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kohlan (2.4 km), Anain (2.7 km) and Thulel (4.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jolna Khas today is likely to be higher.

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