About Jhokhar Village

Jhokhar is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 326, made up of 161 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhokhar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Jubbal
Pincode	171216
Area (hectares)	67 hectares
Population	326
Male Population	161
Female Population	165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,025
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhokhar compares

By the 2011 count Jhokhar is the 40th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Jhokhar

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

Jhokhar lies about 45 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 42 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 Jhokhar
Tehsil headquarters	Jubbal	26 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	42 km
Nearest town	Solan	43 km
District headquarters	Shimla	45 km

Villages closest to Jhokhar

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.

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Common questions about Jhokhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhokhar village had a population of 326. That makes it the 40th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Jhokhar village has 161 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhokhar has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

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

Jhokhar covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhokhar is Salogra, about 42 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 Jhokhar.

Jhokhar is about 45 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhokhar is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 26 km away. Salogra is about 42 km away. Solan is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.