About Jatral Village

Jatral is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 413, made up of 217 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jatral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jatral village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Nankhari
Pincode	172021
Area (hectares)	114.86 hectares
Population	413
Male Population	217
Female Population	196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jatral compares

By the 2011 count Jatral is the 23rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 114.86 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Jatral

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

Jatral lies about 41 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 Jatral
Tehsil headquarters	Nankhari	5.1 km
District headquarters	Shimla	41 km

Villages closest to Jatral

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jatral village had a population of 413. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Jatral village has 217 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jatral has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Jatral is 172021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jatral covers 114.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jatral falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Jatral 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 Jatral.

Jatral is about 41 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jatral is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 5.1 km away. Shimla is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.