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About Jangal Shirgul Village

Jangal Shirgul is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 19 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 789 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangal Shirgul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal Shirgul village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171226
Area (hectares) 323.47 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 19
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 789
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangal Shirgul compares

By the 2011 count Jangal Shirgul is the 145th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 323.47 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 Shirgul

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

Jangal Shirgul lies about 50 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 Shirgul
Tehsil headquarters Chaupal 9.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 50 km

Villages closest to Jangal Shirgul

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 Shirgul

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal Shirgul village had a population of 34. That makes it the 145th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Jangal Shirgul village has 19 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal Shirgul has about 789 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 Shirgul is 171226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangal Shirgul covers 323.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Jangal Shirgul 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 <5 km distance for Jangal Shirgul.

Jangal Shirgul is about 50 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangal Shirgul is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 9.3 km away. Shimla is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajroth (4.6 km), Bharola (5.0 km) and Charauli (5.2 km).

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

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