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About Jangal Jhina Village

Jangal Jhina is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9, made up of 6 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangal Jhina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal Jhina village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171211
Area (hectares) 275 hectares
Population 9
Male Population 6
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangal Jhina compares

By the 2011 count Jangal Jhina is the 149th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 275 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Jangal Jhina

Jangal Jhina is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jangal Jhina as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jangal Jhina from other places

Jangal Jhina lies about 34 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 Jangal Jhina
Tehsil headquarters Chaupal 9.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 34 km

Villages closest to Jangal Jhina

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 Jangal Jhina

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal Jhina village had a population of 9. That makes it the 149th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Jangal Jhina village has 6 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal Jhina has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

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

Jangal Jhina covers 275 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jangal Jhina falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Jangal Jhina notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jangal Jhina.

Jangal Jhina is about 34 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangal Jhina is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 9.7 km away. Shimla is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhina (under 2 km), Thalog (under 2 km) and Lagaut (under 2 km).

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

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