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About Jangal Balhech Village

Jangal Balhech is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4, made up of 2 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangal Balhech Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal Balhech village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 80.85 hectares
Population 4
Male Population 2
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangal Balhech compares

By the 2011 count Jangal Balhech is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 80.85 hectares work out to about 0.0 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 Balhech

Jangal Balhech is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jangal Balhech 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jangal Balhech from other places

Jangal Balhech lies about 20 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 Balhech
Tehsil headquarters Theog 2.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 20 km

Villages closest to Jangal Balhech

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 Balhech

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal Balhech village had a population of 4. 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 Balhech village has 2 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal Balhech 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 Balhech is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangal Balhech covers 80.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Jangal Balhech 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 Balhech.

Jangal Balhech is about 20 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangal Balhech is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 2.3 km away. Shimla is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balhech I (under 2 km), Balhech Ii (under 2 km) and Bhot (under 2 km).

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

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