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About Jhangan Village

Jhangan is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 135 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhangan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhangan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 173101
Area (hectares) 232.13 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 135
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhangan compares

By the 2011 count Jhangan is the 89th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 232.13 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Jhangan

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

Jhangan lies about 15 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 27 km away. 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 Jhangan
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 8.6 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 15 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 27 km
Nearest town Solan 28 km

Villages closest to Jhangan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajgarh 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 Jhangan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhangan village had a population of 258. That makes it the 89th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Jhangan village has 135 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhangan has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Jhangan is 173101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhangan covers 232.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhangan falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhangan is Salogra, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 10+ km distance for Jhangan.

Jhangan is about 15 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhangan is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 8.6 km away. Sirmaur is about 15 km away. Salogra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saniyo (under 2 km), Shamoga (1.6 km) and Chhog Tali (1.6 km).

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

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