About Jorna Village

Jorna is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 416, made up of 218 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jorna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jorna village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171226
Area (hectares)	203.54 hectares
Population	416
Male Population	218
Female Population	198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jorna compares

By the 2011 count Jorna is the 10th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 203.54 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Jorna

Jorna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jorna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jorna from other places

Jorna lies about 35 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 32 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 Jorna
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	12 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	32 km
Nearest town	Solan	34 km
District headquarters	Shimla	35 km

Villages closest to Jorna

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 Jorna

As per the Census of India 2011, Jorna village had a population of 416. That makes it the 10th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Jorna village has 218 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jorna has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Jorna is 171226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jorna covers 203.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jorna is Salogra, about 32 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jorna.

Jorna is about 35 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jorna is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 12 km away. Salogra is about 32 km away. Solan is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.