About Jahal Village

Jahal is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 219, made up of 106 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Chachyot
Pincode	175039
Area (hectares)	31.97 hectares
Population	219
Male Population	106
Female Population	113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,066
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jahal compares

By the 2011 count Jahal is the 96th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 31.97 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Jahal

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

Jahal lies about 43 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 44 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 Jahal
Tehsil headquarters	Chachyot	28 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	38 km
District headquarters	Mandi	43 km
Nearest railway station	Shimla	44 km

Villages closest to Jahal

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.

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Common questions about Jahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahal village had a population of 219. That makes it the 96th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Jahal village has 106 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahal has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Jahal is 175039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jahal covers 31.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Jahal is Shimla, about 44 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 Jahal.

Jahal is about 43 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahal is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 28 km away. Sundarnagar is about 38 km away. Mandi is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.