About Jatol Village

Jatol is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 179 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jatol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jatol village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171012
Area (hectares)	95.63 hectares
Population	345
Male Population	179
Female Population	166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jatol compares

By the 2011 count Jatol is the 44th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 95.63 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 Jatol

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

Jatol lies about 25 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 Jatol
Nearest town	Solan	3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	25 km
District headquarters	Shimla	25 km

Villages closest to Jatol

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 Jatol

As per the Census of India 2011, Jatol village had a population of 345. That makes it the 44th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Jatol village has 179 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jatol has about 927 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 Jatol is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jatol covers 95.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Jatol 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 village for Jatol.

Jatol is about 25 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jatol is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Solan is about 3.8 km away. Shimla Rural is about 25 km away. Shimla is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.