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About Jangal Nainal Village

Jangal Nainal is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4, made up of 2 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangal Nainal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal Nainal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171215
Area (hectares) 24 hectares
Population 4
Male Population 2
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangal Nainal compares

By the 2011 count Jangal Nainal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 24 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Jangal Nainal

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

Jangal Nainal lies about 75 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 72 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 Jangal Nainal
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 32 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 57 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 72 km
District headquarters Shimla 75 km

Villages closest to Jangal Nainal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jubbal 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 Jangal Nainal

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal Nainal village had a population of 4. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Jangal Nainal village has 2 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal Nainal has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Jangal Nainal is 171215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangal Nainal covers 24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jangal Nainal falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jangal Nainal is Dehradun, about 72 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jangal Nainal.

Jangal Nainal is about 75 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangal Nainal is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 32 km away. Mussoorie is about 57 km away. Dehradun is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Solang (9.4 km), D P F Jangal Sharan (11 km) and Saskir (12 km).

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

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