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About Jarl Village

Jarl is a small village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 422, made up of 196 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarl Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarl village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Dhatwal
Pincode 176039
Area (hectares) 66.04 hectares
Population 422
Male Population 196
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,153
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarl compares

By the 2011 count Jarl is the 20th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 66.04 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1186.

Getting to Jarl

Jarl is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jarl as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jarl from other places

Jarl lies about 38 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 48 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 Jarl
Nearest town Sundarnagar 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhatwal 35 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 38 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 48 km

Villages closest to Jarl

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarl village had a population of 422. That makes it the 20th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Jarl village has 196 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarl has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Jarl is 176039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarl covers 66.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jarl falls under Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jarl is Olinda, about 48 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jarl.

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

Jarl is in Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 2.4 km away. Dhatwal is about 35 km away. Hamirpur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balh Patialan (7.1 km), Chauki (8.6 km) and Kaller (9.4 km).

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

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