About Thana Jalona Village

Thana Jalona is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 135 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thana Jalona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thana Jalona village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171226
Area (hectares)	182.01 hectares
Population	279
Male Population	135
Female Population	144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,067
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 Thana Jalona compares

By the 2011 count Thana Jalona is the 35th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 182.01 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 Thana Jalona

Thana Jalona is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Thana Jalona 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 Thana Jalona from other places

Thana Jalona lies about 48 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 42 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 Thana Jalona
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	14 km
Nearest town	Nāhan	39 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	42 km
District headquarters	Shimla	48 km

Villages closest to Thana Jalona

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 Thana Jalona

As per the Census of India 2011, Thana Jalona village had a population of 279. That makes it the 35th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Thana Jalona village has 135 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thana Jalona has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

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

Thana Jalona covers 182.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thana Jalona falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thana Jalona is Salogra, about 42 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 Thana Jalona.

Thana Jalona is about 48 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thana Jalona is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 14 km away. Nāhan is about 39 km away. Salogra is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.