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About Jalel Village

Jalel is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 75 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalel village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 33 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 75
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jalel compares

By the 2011 count Jalel is the 169th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 987.

Getting to Jalel

Jalel is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jalel as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalel from other places

Jalel lies about 7.1 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about under 2 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 Jalel
Nearest railway station Shoghi railway station under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 7.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 7.1 km

Villages closest to Jalel

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 Jalel

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalel village had a population of 145. That makes it the 169th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Jalel village has 75 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalel has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Jalel is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalel covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalel falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jalel is Shoghi railway station, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jalel.

Jalel is about 7.1 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalel is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shoghi railway station is about under 2 km away. Shimla Rural is about 7.1 km away. Shimla is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batlana (under 2 km), Ganheri (under 2 km) and Lagru (under 2 km).

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

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