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About Jalf Village

Jalf is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 18 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 556 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171009, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalf Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalf village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171009
Area (hectares) 53.75 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 18
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 556
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jalf compares

By the 2011 count Jalf is the 438th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 53.75 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 987.

Getting to Jalf

Jalf is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jalf as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalf from other places

Jalf lies about 6.5 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Taradevi, about 6.4 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 Jalf
Nearest railway station Taradevi 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 6.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 6.5 km

Villages closest to Jalf

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 Jalf

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalf village had a population of 28. That makes it the 438th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Jalf village has 18 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalf has about 556 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Jalf is 171009. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalf covers 53.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Jalf is Taradevi, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Jalf is about 6.5 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalf is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Taradevi is about 6.4 km away. Shimla Rural is about 6.5 km away. Shimla is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gosan (under 2 km), Up Muhal Kawalag (under 2 km) and Cheli Chounla (1.9 km).

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

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