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About Utrol Village

Utrol is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 39 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,179 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Utrol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Utrol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171216
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 85
Male Population 39
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,179
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Utrol compares

By the 2011 count Utrol is the 112th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Utrol

Utrol is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Utrol as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Utrol from other places

Utrol lies about 59 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 Utrol
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 59 km

Villages closest to Utrol

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 Utrol

As per the Census of India 2011, Utrol village had a population of 85. That makes it the 112th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Utrol village has 39 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Utrol has about 1179 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

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

Utrol covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Utrol notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Utrol.

Utrol is about 59 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Utrol is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rohtan (2.1 km), D P F Dhadi (2.4 km) and Dhadi (2.4 km).

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

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