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About Jhalta Village

Jhalta is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 407, made up of 207 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhalta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171216
Area (hectares) 354 hectares
Population 407
Male Population 207
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhalta compares

By the 2011 count Jhalta is the 27th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 354 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 971.

Getting to Jhalta

Jhalta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhalta as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jhalta from other places

Jhalta lies about 63 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 Jhalta
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 17 km
District headquarters Shimla 63 km

Villages closest to Jhalta

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 Jhalta

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalta village had a population of 407. That makes it the 27th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Jhalta village has 207 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalta has about 966 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 971.

The pincode recorded for Jhalta is 171216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhalta covers 354 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhalta falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Jhalta 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 village for Jhalta.

Jhalta is about 63 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhalta is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 17 km away. Shimla is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharshali (under 2 km), Dhansar (1.8 km) and Giltari (1.8 km).

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

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