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About Jabal Village

Jabal is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 75 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jabal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jabal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175028
Area (hectares) 178.18 hectares
Population 151
Male Population 75
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
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 Jabal compares

By the 2011 count Jabal is the 114th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 178.18 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Jabal

Jabal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jabal 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 Jabal from other places

Jabal lies about 30 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 45 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 Jabal
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 12 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 23 km
District headquarters Mandi 30 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 45 km

Villages closest to Jabal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jabal village had a population of 151. That makes it the 114th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Jabal village has 75 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jabal has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Jabal is 175028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jabal covers 178.18 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.

Jabal falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jabal is Summer Hill, about 45 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 Jabal.

Jabal is about 30 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jabal is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 12 km away. Sundarnagar is about 23 km away. Mandi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marhawala (2.3 km), D P F Tokharnal (4.3 km) and Tokhar (4.3 km).

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

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