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About Jakhali Village

Jakhali is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 81, made up of 45 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chirgaon
Pincode 171208
Area (hectares) 192.26 hectares
Population 81
Male Population 45
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
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 Jakhali compares

By the 2011 count Jakhali is the 103rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 192.26 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 954.

Getting to Jakhali

Jakhali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jakhali 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 Jakhali from other places

Jakhali lies about 14 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 Jakhali
Tehsil headquarters Chirgaon 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 14 km

Villages closest to Jakhali

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.

Common questions about Jakhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhali village had a population of 81. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Jakhali village has 45 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhali has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

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

Jakhali covers 192.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Jakhali 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 Jakhali.

Jakhali is about 14 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhali is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Chirgaon is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaloti (under 2 km), D P F Nalku (3.7 km) and Jakhnoti (4.6 km).

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

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