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About Jalala Village

Jalala is a mid sized village in Hamirpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 793, made up of 420 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.03 hectares hectares.

Jalala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Hamirpur
Area (hectares) 216.03 hectares
Population 793
Male Population 420
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jalala compares

By the 2011 count Jalala is the 106th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 216.03 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 860.

Getting to Jalala

Jalala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jalala 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalala from other places

Jalala lies about 32 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Jalala
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Nearest town Mandi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Hamirpur 32 km

Villages closest to Jalala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalala village had a population of 793. That makes it the 106th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Jalala village has 420 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalala has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 860.

Jalala covers 216.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalala falls under Hamirpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jalala is Buffer Stop, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Jalala.

Jalala is about 32 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalala is in Hamirpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Hamirpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bainsa Pali (under 2 km), Jalla (under 2 km) and Jhalokher (under 2 km).

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

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