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About Jangal Babar Village

Jangal Babar is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6, made up of 3 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangal Babar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal Babar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171226
Area (hectares) 8 hectares
Population 6
Male Population 3
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangal Babar compares

By the 2011 count Jangal Babar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 8 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 990.

Getting to Jangal Babar

Jangal Babar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jangal Babar 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 Jangal Babar from other places

Jangal Babar lies about 8.9 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 6.8 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 Jangal Babar
Nearest railway station Jutogh 6.8 km
District headquarters Shimla 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Theog 25 km

Villages closest to Jangal Babar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Theog 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 Babar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal Babar village had a population of 6. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Jangal Babar village has 3 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal Babar has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Jangal Babar is 171226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangal Babar covers 8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jangal Babar falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jangal Babar is Jutogh, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Jangal Babar.

Jangal Babar is about 8.9 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangal Babar is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 6.8 km away. Shimla is about 8.9 km away. Theog is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darbar Balsan (under 2 km), Jangal Barhiana (under 2 km) and Jangal Dabar (under 2 km).

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

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