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About Jol Village

Jol is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 223, made up of 96 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,323 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 175032
Area (hectares) 87.57 hectares
Population 223
Male Population 96
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,323
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jol compares

By the 2011 count Jol is the 40th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 87.57 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Jol

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

Jol lies about 40 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Ahju, about 2.8 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 Jol
Nearest railway station Ahju 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 8.2 km
District headquarters Mandi 40 km

Villages closest to Jol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Jol

As per the Census of India 2011, Jol village had a population of 223. That makes it the 40th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Jol village has 96 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jol has about 1323 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Jol is 175032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jol covers 87.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jol falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jol is Ahju, about 2.8 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 <5 km distance for Jol.

Jol is about 40 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jol is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Ahju is about 2.8 km away. Lad Bharol is about 8.2 km away. Mandi is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghamiru (under 2 km), Karal (under 2 km) and Karsal (under 2 km).

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

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