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About Jangal Dawala Village

Jangal Dawala is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4, made up of 1 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 3,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 980 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangal Dawala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal Dawala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 171213
Area (hectares) 980 hectares
Population 4
Male Population 1
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 3,000
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 Dawala compares

By the 2011 count Jangal Dawala is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 980 hectares work out to about 0.0 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 1004.

Getting to Jangal Dawala

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

Jangal Dawala lies about 31 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 Dawala
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 12 km
District headquarters Shimla 31 km

Villages closest to Jangal Dawala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kumharsain 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 Dawala

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal Dawala village had a population of 4. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Jangal Dawala village has 1 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal Dawala has about 3000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Jangal Dawala is 171213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangal Dawala covers 980 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jangal Dawala falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Jangal Dawala 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 Dawala.

Jangal Dawala is about 31 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangal Dawala is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dawala (under 2 km), Jadoon (under 2 km) and Jimu (2.7 km).

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

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