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About Jangal Dumaihar Village

Jangal Dumaihar is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 38 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangal Dumaihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal Dumaihar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 76
Male Population 38
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangal Dumaihar compares

By the 2011 count Jangal Dumaihar is the 296th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Jangal Dumaihar

Jangal Dumaihar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jangal Dumaihar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jangal Dumaihar from other places

Jangal Dumaihar lies about 14 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 Jangal Dumaihar
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 14 km

Villages closest to Jangal Dumaihar

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 Jangal Dumaihar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal Dumaihar village had a population of 76. That makes it the 296th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Jangal Dumaihar village has 38 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal Dumaihar has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Jangal Dumaihar is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangal Dumaihar covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jangal Dumaihar falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Jangal Dumaihar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Jangal Dumaihar.

Jangal Dumaihar is about 14 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangal Dumaihar is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumaihar (under 2 km), Chharah (under 2 km) and Karali (2.0 km).

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

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