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About Jangal Hashkar Village

Jangal Hashkar is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 51, made up of 30 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 700 females per 1000 males. The village covers 623.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangal Hashkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal Hashkar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 623.1 hectares
Population 51
Male Population 30
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 700
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 Jangal Hashkar compares

By the 2011 count Jangal Hashkar is the 160th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 623.1 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 1036.

Getting to Jangal Hashkar

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

Jangal Hashkar lies about 29 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 29 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 Hashkar
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 17 km
District headquarters Shimla 29 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 29 km

Villages closest to Jangal Hashkar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal Hashkar village had a population of 51. That makes it the 160th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Jangal Hashkar village has 30 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal Hashkar has about 700 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Jangal Hashkar is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangal Hashkar covers 623.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jangal Hashkar falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jangal Hashkar is Summer Hill, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jangal Hashkar.

Jangal Hashkar is about 29 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangal Hashkar is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 17 km away. Shimla is about 29 km away. Summer Hill is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Beru Tikkar (under 2 km), Makarchha (under 2 km) and Bagain (2.7 km).

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

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