About Jol Village

Jol is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 36 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, 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	Kangra
Tehsil	Baroh
Pincode	176054
Area (hectares)	22.23 hectares
Population	69
Male Population	36
Female Population	33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
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 124th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 22.23 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

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 19 km from Kangra, 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 Jol
Nearest railway station	Jawanwala Shahr	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baroh	18 km
District headquarters	Kangra	19 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	19 km

Villages closest to Jol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jol village had a population of 69. That makes it the 124th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Jol village has 36 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jol has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Jol is 176054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jol covers 22.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jol falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jol 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jol.

Jol is about 19 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jol is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Jawanwala Shahr is about 13 km away. Baroh is about 18 km away. Kangra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.