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About Jangal Kamhali Village

Jangal Kamhali is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 61 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 541 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangal Kamhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal Kamhali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 104.61 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 61
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 541
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangal Kamhali compares

By the 2011 count Jangal Kamhali is the 151st largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 104.61 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Kamhali

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

Jangal Kamhali lies about 21 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 14 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 Kamhali
Nearest railway station Salogra 14 km
Nearest town Solan 16 km
District headquarters Shimla 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 32 km

Villages closest to Jangal Kamhali

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 Kamhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal Kamhali village had a population of 94. That makes it the 151st largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Jangal Kamhali village has 61 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal Kamhali has about 541 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 Kamhali is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangal Kamhali covers 104.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Jangal Kamhali is Salogra, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jangal Kamhali.

Jangal Kamhali is about 21 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangal Kamhali is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 14 km away. Solan is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Muhal Badon (4.6 km), Up Muhal Badruni (4.6 km) and Dhali (4.7 km).

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

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