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About Janol Village

Janol is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 22 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 773 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 50.61 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 22
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 773
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 Janol compares

By the 2011 count Janol is the 366th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 50.61 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 Janol

Janol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Janol 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. The nearest villages by name are Jangal Sujna, Jangal Tir Mahasu, Jangal Tungla and Jannu. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Janol

As per the Census of India 2011, Janol village had a population of 39. That makes it the 366th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Janol village has 22 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janol has about 773 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 Janol is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Janol covers 50.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Janol falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Janol 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 Janol.

Janol is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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