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About Jagroli Village

Jagroli is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 117 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagroli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagroli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 152 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 117
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
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 Jagroli compares

By the 2011 count Jagroli is the 54th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 981.

Getting to Jagroli

Jagroli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jagroli 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 Jagroli from other places

Jagroli lies about 40 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 Jagroli
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 4.8 km
District headquarters Shimla 40 km

Villages closest to Jagroli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagroli village had a population of 240. That makes it the 54th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Jagroli village has 117 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagroli has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Jagroli is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagroli covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jagroli falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Jagroli 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 Jagroli.

Jagroli is about 40 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagroli is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 4.8 km away. Shimla is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jharoli (under 2 km), Kiyari (under 2 km) and Mandroli (under 2 km).

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

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