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About Jangal Nirgoni Village

Jangal Nirgoni is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 9 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangal Nirgoni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal Nirgoni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 41.41 hectares
Population 15
Male Population 9
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangal Nirgoni compares

By the 2011 count Jangal Nirgoni is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 41.41 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 Nirgoni

Jangal Nirgoni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jangal Nirgoni as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Nirgoni from other places

Jangal Nirgoni lies about 24 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 Nirgoni
Tehsil headquarters Theog 18 km
District headquarters Shimla 24 km

Villages closest to Jangal Nirgoni

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 Nirgoni

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal Nirgoni village had a population of 15. 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 Nirgoni village has 9 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal Nirgoni has about 667 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 Nirgoni is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangal Nirgoni covers 41.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jangal Nirgoni.

Jangal Nirgoni is about 24 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangal Nirgoni is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 24 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 Shalku (under 2 km), Jangal Shalli Teer (under 2 km) and Dhanewal (1.9 km).

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

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