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About Jangal Village

Jangal is a small village in Bhadrota tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 20 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175049, 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 Mandi
Tehsil Bhadrota
Pincode 175049
Area (hectares) 48.03 hectares
Population 43
Male Population 20
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,150
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
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 234 residents. Its 48.03 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1032.

Getting to Jangal

Jangal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jangal as Available within village. 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 Jangal from other places

Jangal lies about 11 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 34 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 Bhadrota 3.2 km
District headquarters Mandi 11 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 34 km

Villages closest to Jangal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhadrota 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 43. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 234 residents.

Jangal village has 20 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Jangal is 175049. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangal covers 48.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jangal falls under Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jangal is Buffer Stop, about 34 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jangal.

Jangal is about 11 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangal is in Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district. Bhadrota is about 3.2 km away. Mandi is about 11 km away. Buffer Stop is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darbiahni (under 2 km), Thankar (under 2 km) and Khil (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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