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About Jangal Kufta Village

Jangal Kufta is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 27 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,259 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangal Kufta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal Kufta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 206.32 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 27
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,259
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangal Kufta compares

By the 2011 count Jangal Kufta is the 332nd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 206.32 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 Kufta

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

Jangal Kufta lies about 16 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 Kufta
Tehsil headquarters Theog 4.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 16 km

Villages closest to Jangal Kufta

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 Kufta

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal Kufta village had a population of 61. That makes it the 332nd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Jangal Kufta village has 27 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal Kufta has about 1259 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Jangal Kufta is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangal Kufta covers 206.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Jangal Kufta 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 Jangal Kufta.

Jangal Kufta is about 16 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangal Kufta is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 4.3 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Lakhoti (under 2 km), Up Muhal Mandal (under 2 km) and Sainj (under 2 km).

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

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