About Jangal Gathan Village

Jangal Gathan is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 18 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangal Gathan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal Gathan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171220
Area (hectares)	415.16 hectares
Population	37
Male Population	18
Female Population	19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,056
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangal Gathan compares

By the 2011 count Jangal Gathan is the 373rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 415.16 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Jangal Gathan

Jangal Gathan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jangal Gathan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gathan from other places

Jangal Gathan lies about 27 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 Gathan
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	9.3 km
District headquarters	Shimla	27 km

Villages closest to Jangal Gathan

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.

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Common questions about Jangal Gathan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal Gathan village had a population of 37. That makes it the 373rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Jangal Gathan village has 18 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal Gathan has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Jangal Gathan is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangal Gathan covers 415.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jangal Gathan.

Jangal Gathan is about 27 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangal Gathan is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 9.3 km away. Shimla is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.