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About Jangal Lakhoti Village

Jangal Lakhoti is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 51, made up of 28 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangal Lakhoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal Lakhoti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171220
Area (hectares) 212.18 hectares
Population 51
Male Population 28
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangal Lakhoti compares

By the 2011 count Jangal Lakhoti is the 343rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 212.18 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Jangal Lakhoti

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

Jangal Lakhoti 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 Lakhoti
Tehsil headquarters Theog 4.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 16 km

Villages closest to Jangal Lakhoti

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 Lakhoti

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal Lakhoti village had a population of 51. That makes it the 343rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Jangal Lakhoti village has 28 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal Lakhoti has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

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

Jangal Lakhoti covers 212.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Jangal Lakhoti 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jangal Lakhoti.

Jangal Lakhoti 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 Lakhoti is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 4.1 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 Kufta (under 2 km), Thana Jubbar (under 2 km) and Up Muhal Mandal (under 2 km).

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

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