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About Jaili Village

Jaili is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 130 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaili village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171211
Area (hectares) 72.79 hectares
Population 259
Male Population 130
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaili compares

By the 2011 count Jaili is the 40th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 72.79 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Jaili

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

Jaili lies about 40 km from Shimla. 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 Jaili
Tehsil headquarters Chaupal 8.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 40 km

Villages closest to Jaili

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaili village had a population of 259. That makes it the 40th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Jaili village has 130 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaili has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Jaili is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaili covers 72.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaili falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Jaili 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 10+ km distance for Jaili.

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

Jaili is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 8.1 km away. Shimla 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 Matal (under 2 km), Kurag (under 2 km) and Alashna (1.6 km).

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

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