About Jotlu Village

Jotlu is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 66 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jotlu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jotlu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171006
Area (hectares)	50.57 hectares
Population	124
Male Population	66
Female Population	58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jotlu compares

By the 2011 count Jotlu is the 196th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 50.57 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Jotlu

Jotlu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jotlu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jotlu from other places

Jotlu lies about 6.6 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 Jotlu
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	6.6 km
District headquarters	Shimla	6.6 km

Villages closest to Jotlu

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.

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Common questions about Jotlu

As per the Census of India 2011, Jotlu village had a population of 124. That makes it the 196th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Jotlu village has 66 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jotlu has about 879 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 Jotlu is 171006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jotlu covers 50.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Jotlu 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 - 10 km distance for Jotlu.

Jotlu is about 6.6 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jotlu is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 6.6 km away. Shimla is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.