About Jaral Village

Jaral is a mid sized village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 622, made up of 325 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaral village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Nihri
Pincode	174403
Area (hectares)	226 hectares
Population	622
Male Population	325
Female Population	297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaral compares

By the 2011 count Jaral is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 226 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Jaral

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

Jaral lies about 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 46 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 Jaral
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nihri	19 km
District headquarters	Mandi	24 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	46 km

Villages closest to Jaral

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaral village had a population of 622. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Jaral village has 325 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaral has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Jaral is 174403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaral covers 226 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaral falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jaral is Summer Hill, about 46 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 Jaral.

Jaral is about 24 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaral is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 6.9 km away. Nihri is about 19 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.