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About Jangal Karoli Village

Jangal Karoli is a small village in Junga tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 16 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangal Karoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal Karoli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Junga
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 386.98 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 16
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangal Karoli compares

By the 2011 count Jangal Karoli is the 53rd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 230 residents. Its 386.98 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 Karoli

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

Jangal Karoli lies about 18 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 Jangal Karoli
Tehsil headquarters Junga 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 18 km

Villages closest to Jangal Karoli

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 Karoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal Karoli village had a population of 28. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 230 residents.

Jangal Karoli village has 16 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal Karoli has about 750 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 Karoli is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangal Karoli covers 386.98 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 Karoli falls under Junga tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Jangal Karoli 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 Jangal Karoli.

Jangal Karoli is about 18 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangal Karoli is in Junga tehsil of Shimla district. Junga is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Malanshil (3.1 km), Satlai (5.0 km) and Chikhar (5.3 km).

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

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