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About Jalh Village

Jalh is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 41, made up of 19 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,158 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 57.78 hectares
Population 41
Male Population 19
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,158
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalh compares

By the 2011 count Jalh is the 191st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 57.78 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 1112.

Getting to Jalh

Jalh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jalh as Available within <5 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 Jalh from other places

Jalh lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Jalh
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 15 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
District headquarters Mandi 20 km

Villages closest to Jalh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalh village had a population of 41. That makes it the 191st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Jalh village has 19 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalh has about 1158 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Jalh is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalh covers 57.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jalh falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jalh is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Jalh.

Jalh is about 20 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalh is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Jogindarnagar is about 15 km away. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aall (under 2 km), Balh (under 2 km) and Bhalyandra (under 2 km).

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

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