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About Jangal Gohach Village

Jangal Gohach is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 19 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 789 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangal Gohach Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal Gohach village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 251.31 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 19
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 789
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 Gohach compares

By the 2011 count Jangal Gohach is the 197th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 251.31 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 981.

Getting to Jangal Gohach

Jangal Gohach is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jangal Gohach 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 Gohach from other places

Jangal Gohach lies about 36 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 Gohach
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 10 km
District headquarters Shimla 36 km

Villages closest to Jangal Gohach

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 Jangal Gohach

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal Gohach village had a population of 34. That makes it the 197th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Jangal Gohach village has 19 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal Gohach has about 789 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

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

Jangal Gohach covers 251.31 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 Gohach falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Jangal Gohach notes the nearest railway station 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 Gohach.

Jangal Gohach is about 36 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangal Gohach is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gohach (under 2 km), Rajtari (under 2 km) and Bagen (under 2 km).

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

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