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About Jol Village

Jol is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 639, made up of 329 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, 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 Jawali
Pincode 176205
Area (hectares) 244.38 hectares
Population 639
Male Population 329
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 49th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 244.38 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 1026.

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 <5 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 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Meghrajpura, about 6.0 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 Meghrajpura 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 12 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 22 km

Villages closest to Jol

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.

Common questions about Jol

As per the Census of India 2011, Jol village had a population of 639. That makes it the 49th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Jol village has 329 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jol has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Jol is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jol covers 244.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jol is Meghrajpura, about 6.0 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 village for Jol.

Jol is about 12 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 Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Meghrajpura is about 6.0 km away. Jawali is about 12 km away. Kangra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nial (2.5 km), Mawa (2.8 km) and Bhati (3.2 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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