About Jhatwari Village

Jhatwari is a mid sized village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 324 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhatwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhatwari village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chirgaon
Pincode	171214
Area (hectares)	139 hectares
Population	629
Male Population	324
Female Population	305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhatwari compares

By the 2011 count Jhatwari is the 15th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 139 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Jhatwari

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

Jhatwari lies about 23 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 Jhatwari
Tehsil headquarters	Chirgaon	23 km
District headquarters	Shimla	23 km

Villages closest to Jhatwari

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 Jhatwari

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhatwari village had a population of 629. That makes it the 15th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Jhatwari village has 324 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhatwari has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Jhatwari is 171214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhatwari covers 139 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Jhatwari 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 Jhatwari.

Jhatwari is about 23 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhatwari is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Chirgaon is about 23 km away. Shimla is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.