About Jaltahar Village

Jaltahar is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 140 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaltahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaltahar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171202
Area (hectares)	53 hectares
Population	269
Male Population	140
Female Population	129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaltahar compares

By the 2011 count Jaltahar is the 41st largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Jaltahar

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

Jaltahar lies about 37 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 Jaltahar
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	1.6 km
District headquarters	Shimla	37 km

Villages closest to Jaltahar

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.

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Common questions about Jaltahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaltahar village had a population of 269. That makes it the 41st largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Jaltahar village has 140 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaltahar has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

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

Jaltahar covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Jaltahar 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 Jaltahar.

Jaltahar is about 37 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaltahar is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 1.6 km away. Shimla is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.