About Jhunjan Village

Jhunjan is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 47 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhunjan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhunjan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kumharsain
Pincode	172027
Area (hectares)	140.01 hectares
Population	94
Male Population	47
Female Population	47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
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 Jhunjan compares

By the 2011 count Jhunjan is the 132nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 140.01 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Jhunjan

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

Jhunjan lies about 26 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 Jhunjan
Tehsil headquarters	Kumharsain	12 km
District headquarters	Shimla	26 km

Villages closest to Jhunjan

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.

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Common questions about Jhunjan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhunjan village had a population of 94. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Jhunjan village has 47 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhunjan has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Jhunjan is 172027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhunjan covers 140.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhunjan falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Jhunjan 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 Jhunjan.

Jhunjan is about 26 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhunjan is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.