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About Jalaun Village

Jalaun is a mid sized village in Kotli tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 330 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175052, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalaun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Kotli
Pincode 175052
Area (hectares) 155.35 hectares
Population 667
Male Population 330
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalaun compares

By the 2011 count Jalaun is the 9th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 155.35 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1084.

Getting to Jalaun

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

Jalaun lies about 72 km from Mandi. 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 Jalaun
Tehsil headquarters Kotli 28 km
Nearest town Shimla 32 km
District headquarters Mandi 72 km

Villages closest to Jalaun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalaun village had a population of 667. That makes it the 9th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Jalaun village has 330 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalaun has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1084.

The pincode recorded for Jalaun is 175052. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalaun covers 155.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalaun falls under Kotli tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Jalaun notes the nearest railway station 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 Jalaun.

Jalaun is about 72 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalaun is in Kotli tehsil of Mandi district. Kotli is about 28 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Mandi is about 72 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 Rachhera (5.4 km), Sai (5.7 km) and Dhandal (8.2 km).

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

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