About Jhalan Village

Jhalan is a mid sized village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 718, made up of 357 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Nadaun
Pincode	177301
Area (hectares)	139.14 hectares
Population	718
Male Population	357
Female Population	361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhalan compares

By the 2011 count Jhalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 139.14 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Jhalan

Jhalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhalan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jhalan from other places

Jhalan lies about 37 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 11 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 Jhalan
Nearest railway station	Tripal	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nadaun	18 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	33 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	37 km

Villages closest to Jhalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalan village had a population of 718. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Jhalan village has 357 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalan has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Jhalan is 177301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhalan covers 139.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhalan falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhalan is Tripal, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhalan.

Jhalan is about 37 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhalan is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Tripal is about 11 km away. Nadaun is about 18 km away. Talwāra is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.