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About Jangal Jarahi Village

Jangal Jarahi is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14, made up of 6 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangal Jarahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal Jarahi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171225
Area (hectares) 131.93 hectares
Population 14
Male Population 6
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
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 Jangal Jarahi compares

By the 2011 count Jangal Jarahi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 131.93 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 Jangal Jarahi

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

Jangal Jarahi lies about 34 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 Jarahi
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 9.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 34 km

Villages closest to Jangal Jarahi

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 Jarahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal Jarahi village had a population of 14. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Jangal Jarahi village has 6 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal Jarahi has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Jangal Jarahi is 171225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangal Jarahi covers 131.93 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 Jarahi falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Jangal Jarahi 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 Jangal Jarahi.

Jangal Jarahi is about 34 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangal Jarahi is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 9.3 km away. Shimla is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garaog (under 2 km), Satral (under 2 km) and Rajtari (1.7 km).

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

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