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About Jakhri Nichli Village

Jakhri Nichli is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 61 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,197 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhri Nichli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhri Nichli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 42.1 hectares
Population 134
Male Population 61
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,197
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakhri Nichli compares

By the 2011 count Jakhri Nichli is the 182nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 42.1 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Jakhri Nichli

Jakhri Nichli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jakhri Nichli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jakhri Nichli from other places

Jakhri Nichli lies about 12 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 8.9 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 Jakhri Nichli
Nearest railway station Jutogh 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 12 km
District headquarters Shimla 12 km

Villages closest to Jakhri Nichli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Jakhri Nichli

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhri Nichli village had a population of 134. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Jakhri Nichli village has 61 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhri Nichli has about 1197 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Jakhri Nichli is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhri Nichli covers 42.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakhri Nichli falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jakhri Nichli is Jutogh, about 8.9 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 10+ km distance for Jakhri Nichli.

Jakhri Nichli is about 12 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhri Nichli is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 8.9 km away. Shimla Rural is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakhri Uperli (under 2 km), Jhakhri (under 2 km) and Saidan (under 2 km).

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

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