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About Jangal Rasalan Village

Jangal Rasalan is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 47, made up of 24 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangal Rasalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal Rasalan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171204
Area (hectares) 202 hectares
Population 47
Male Population 24
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 Rasalan compares

By the 2011 count Jangal Rasalan is the 191st largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 202 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Jangal Rasalan

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

Jangal Rasalan lies about 39 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 37 km away. 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 Rasalan
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 22 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 37 km
District headquarters Shimla 39 km

Villages closest to Jangal Rasalan

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 Rasalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal Rasalan village had a population of 47. That makes it the 191st largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Jangal Rasalan village has 24 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal Rasalan has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Jangal Rasalan is 171204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangal Rasalan covers 202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jangal Rasalan falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jangal Rasalan is Salogra, about 37 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Rasalan.

Jangal Rasalan is about 39 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangal Rasalan is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 22 km away. Salogra is about 37 km away. Shimla is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhangwi Khurd (3.2 km), Shili (7.1 km) and Jangal Chambi Kupad 12 (10 km).

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

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