About Janala Village

Janala is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 42, made up of 19 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,211 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janala village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawali
Pincode	176023
Area (hectares)	28.52 hectares
Population	42
Male Population	19
Female Population	23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,211
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Janala compares

By the 2011 count Janala is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 28.52 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1026.

Getting to Janala

Janala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Janala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Janala from other places

Janala lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Janala
Tehsil headquarters	Jawali	18 km
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	18 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	21 km
District headquarters	Kangra	25 km

Villages closest to Janala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Janala village had a population of 42. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Janala village has 19 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janala has about 1211 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Janala is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Janala covers 28.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Janala falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Janala is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Janala.

Janala is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janala is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Jawali is about 18 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.