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About Jol Village

Jol is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 171 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 176110
Area (hectares) 19.56 hectares
Population 365
Male Population 171
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,135
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jol compares

By the 2011 count Jol is the 28th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 19.56 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Jol

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

Jol lies about 18 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 28 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 Jol
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 7.2 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 28 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 45 km

Villages closest to Jol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Jol

As per the Census of India 2011, Jol village had a population of 365. That makes it the 28th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Jol village has 171 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jol has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Jol is 176110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jol covers 19.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jol falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jol is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 28 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 Jol.

Jol is about 18 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jol is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Tira Sujanpur is about 7.2 km away. Hamirpur is about 18 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duhak (under 2 km), Laungni (3.0 km) and Chamarkar (3.3 km).

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

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