About Jabal Village

Jabal is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 474, made up of 242 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 728.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jabal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jabal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chirgaon
Pincode	171208
Area (hectares)	728.13 hectares
Population	474
Male Population	242
Female Population	232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jabal compares

By the 2011 count Jabal is the 41st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 728.13 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Jabal

Jabal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jabal as Available within 10+ 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 Jabal from other places

Jabal lies about 19 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 17 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 Jabal
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chirgaon	19 km
District headquarters	Shimla	19 km

Villages closest to Jabal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chirgaon 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 Jabal

As per the Census of India 2011, Jabal village had a population of 474. That makes it the 41st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Jabal village has 242 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jabal has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Jabal is 171208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jabal covers 728.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jabal falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jabal is Jutogh, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jabal.

Jabal is about 19 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jabal is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 17 km away. Chirgaon is about 19 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.