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About Jangal Matiyar Village

Jangal Matiyar is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16, made up of 10 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 600 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangal Matiyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal Matiyar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 18.68 hectares
Population 16
Male Population 10
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 600
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangal Matiyar compares

By the 2011 count Jangal Matiyar is the 481st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 18.68 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Jangal Matiyar

Jangal Matiyar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jangal Matiyar 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jangal Kamhali, Jangal Kanda Undla, Jangal Kufri Chharabra and Jangal Manun. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Matiyar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal Matiyar village had a population of 16. That makes it the 481st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Jangal Matiyar village has 10 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal Matiyar has about 600 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 Jangal Matiyar is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangal Matiyar covers 18.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Jangal Matiyar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Jangal Matiyar is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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