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About Jangal Malanshil Village

Jangal Malanshil is a small village in Junga tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 113 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,168 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangal Malanshil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal Malanshil village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Junga
Pincode 173217
Area (hectares) 323 hectares
Population 245
Male Population 113
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,168
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangal Malanshil compares

By the 2011 count Jangal Malanshil is the 20th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 230 residents. Its 323 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 951.

Getting to Jangal Malanshil

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

Jangal Malanshil lies about 15 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 Malanshil
Tehsil headquarters Junga 11 km
District headquarters Shimla 15 km

Villages closest to Jangal Malanshil

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 Malanshil

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal Malanshil village had a population of 245. That makes it the 20th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 230 residents.

Jangal Malanshil village has 113 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal Malanshil has about 1168 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Jangal Malanshil is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangal Malanshil covers 323 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Jangal Malanshil 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 <5 km distance for Jangal Malanshil.

Jangal Malanshil is about 15 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangal Malanshil is in Junga tehsil of Shimla district. Junga is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khil Khajewra (2.4 km), Jangal Karoli (3.1 km) and Tungla (3.5 km).

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

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