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About Jangal Village

Jangal is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 48, made up of 15 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176036
Area (hectares) 47.52 hectares
Population 48
Male Population 15
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,200
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangal compares

By the 2011 count Jangal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 47.52 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Jangal

Jangal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jangal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jangal from other places

Jangal lies about 40 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 29 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 Jangal
Tehsil headquarters Jawalamukhi 16 km
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 29 km
District headquarters Kangra 40 km
Nearest town Nangal 41 km

Villages closest to Jangal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal village had a population of 48. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Jangal village has 15 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal has about 2200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Jangal is 176036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangal covers 47.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jangal falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jangal is Churaru Takarla, about 29 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jangal.

Jangal is about 40 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangal is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 16 km away. Churaru Takarla is about 29 km away. Kangra is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Reserve Jangal Amb (under 2 km), Reserve Jangal Gagruhi (under 2 km) and Reserve Jangal Pakloh (under 2 km).

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

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