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About Jangal Chanai Village

Jangal Chanai is a small village in Junga tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4, made up of 3 males and 1 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangal Chanai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal Chanai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Junga
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 44.71 hectares
Population 4
Male Population 3
Female Population 1
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 333
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangal Chanai compares

By the 2011 count Jangal Chanai is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 230 residents. Its 44.71 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Jangal Chanai

Jangal Chanai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jangal Chanai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chanai from other places

Jangal Chanai lies about 13 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 13 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 Chanai
Tehsil headquarters Junga 6.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 13 km
Nearest railway station Shoghi railway station 13 km

Villages closest to Jangal Chanai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Junga 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 Chanai

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal Chanai 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 230 residents.

Jangal Chanai village has 3 males and 1 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal Chanai has about 333 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Jangal Chanai is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangal Chanai covers 44.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jangal Chanai falls under Junga tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jangal Chanai is Shoghi railway station, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jangal Chanai.

Jangal Chanai is about 13 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangal Chanai is in Junga tehsil of Shimla district. Junga is about 6.7 km away. Shimla is about 13 km away. Shoghi railway station is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sergata (under 2 km), Jangal Taunru (under 2 km) and Shalot (1.7 km).

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

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