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About Janol Village

Janol is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 75 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 63.22 hectares
Population 160
Male Population 75
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
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 Janol compares

By the 2011 count Janol is the 94th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 63.22 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Janol

Janol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Janol 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. The nearest villages by name are Jangal Pohal, Jangal Raila, Jangal Rasalan and Jangal Shirgul. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Janol

As per the Census of India 2011, Janol village had a population of 160. That makes it the 94th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Janol village has 75 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janol has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

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

Janol covers 63.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Janol 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 Janol.

Janol is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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