About Jarol Village

Jarol is a mid sized village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 951, made up of 485 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarol village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kumharsain
Pincode	172031
Area (hectares)	296 hectares
Population	951
Male Population	485
Female Population	466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarol compares

By the 2011 count Jarol is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 296 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Jarol

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

Jarol lies about 38 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 Jarol
Tehsil headquarters	Kumharsain	5.6 km
District headquarters	Shimla	38 km

Villages closest to Jarol

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 Jarol

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarol village had a population of 951. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Jarol village has 485 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarol has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Jarol is 172031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarol covers 296 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Jarol notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jarol.

Jarol is about 38 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarol is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 5.6 km away. Shimla is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.