About Jol Village

Jol is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 82, made up of 35 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,343 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, 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	Khundian
Pincode	176030
Area (hectares)	108.05 hectares
Population	82
Male Population	35
Female Population	47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,343
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jol compares

By the 2011 count Jol is the 154th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 108.05 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1070.

Getting to Jol

Jol is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jol as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Jol from other places

Jol lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters	Khundian	3.0 km
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	20 km
District headquarters	Kangra	26 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	37 km

Villages closest to Jol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khundian 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 82. That makes it the 154th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Jol village has 35 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jol has about 1343 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Jol is 176030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jol covers 108.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Jol is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jol.

Jol is about 26 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 Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 3.0 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 20 km away. Kangra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.