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About Jangal Chhichhar Village

Jangal Chhichhar is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19, made up of 8 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,375 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangal Chhichhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal Chhichhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171212
Area (hectares) 142.23 hectares
Population 19
Male Population 8
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,375
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangal Chhichhar compares

By the 2011 count Jangal Chhichhar is the 399th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 142.23 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 Chhichhar

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

Jangal Chhichhar lies about 31 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 Chhichhar
Tehsil headquarters Theog 20 km
District headquarters Shimla 31 km

Villages closest to Jangal Chhichhar

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 Chhichhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal Chhichhar village had a population of 19. That makes it the 399th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Jangal Chhichhar village has 8 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal Chhichhar has about 1375 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Jangal Chhichhar is 171212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangal Chhichhar covers 142.23 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 Chhichhar falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Jangal Chhichhar 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 Chhichhar.

Jangal Chhichhar is about 31 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangal Chhichhar is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 20 km away. Shimla is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhana (under 2 km), Kachhaur (1.9 km) and Dabrog (3.1 km).

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

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