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About Jingal Village

Jingal is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 108 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jingal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jingal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171302
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 108
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jingal compares

By the 2011 count Jingal is the 145th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Jingal

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

Jingal lies about 49 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 24 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 Jingal
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 24 km
Nearest town Shimla 24 km
District headquarters Mandi 49 km

Villages closest to Jingal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jingal village had a population of 218. That makes it the 145th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Jingal village has 108 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jingal has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Jingal is 171302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jingal covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jingal falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jingal is Summer Hill, about 24 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 Jingal.

Jingal is about 49 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jingal is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 7.4 km away. Summer Hill is about 24 km away. Shimla is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Mehran (under 2 km), Mehran (under 2 km) and Pehran (under 2 km).

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

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