About Jol Village

Jol is a small village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 118 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176210, 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	Harchakian
Pincode	176210
Area (hectares)	95.83 hectares
Population	218
Male Population	118
Female Population	100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	847
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jol compares

By the 2011 count Jol is the 29th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 95.83 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1124.

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 10+ km distance. 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 10 km from Kangra. 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	Harchakian	10 km
District headquarters	Kangra	10 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	13 km

Villages closest to Jol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harchakian 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 218. That makes it the 29th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Jol village has 118 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jol has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1124.

The pincode recorded for Jol is 176210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jol covers 95.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Jol notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jol.

Jol is about 10 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 Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district. Harchakian is about 10 km away. Kangra is about 10 km away. Dharamsala is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.