About Jhina Village

Jhina is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 151 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhina village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	219 hectares
Population	314
Male Population	151
Female Population	163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,079
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhina compares

By the 2011 count Jhina is the 25th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Jhina

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

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 Jhina
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	9.7 km
District headquarters	Shimla	34 km

Villages closest to 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.

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Common questions about Jhina

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhina village had a population of 314. That makes it the 25th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Jhina village has 151 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhina has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

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

Jhina covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Jhina 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 Jhina.

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.

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.