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About Jhalri Knot Village

Jhalri Knot is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 207 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhalri Knot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalri Knot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171206
Area (hectares) 130.65 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 207
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhalri Knot compares

By the 2011 count Jhalri Knot is the 28th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 130.65 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Jhalri Knot

Jhalri Knot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhalri Knot as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jhalri Knot from other places

Jhalri Knot lies about 47 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 Jhalri Knot
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 1.6 km
District headquarters Shimla 47 km

Villages closest to Jhalri Knot

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 Jhalri Knot

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalri Knot village had a population of 398. That makes it the 28th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Jhalri Knot village has 207 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalri Knot has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Jhalri Knot is 171206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhalri Knot covers 130.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhalri Knot falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Jhalri Knot 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 village for Jhalri Knot.

Jhalri Knot is about 47 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhalri Knot is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 1.6 km away. Shimla is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Jhalri (under 2 km), Jhalri (under 2 km) and Naktara (under 2 km).

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

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