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About Jola Village

Jola is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 132 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jola village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 173101
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 266
Male Population 132
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
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 Jola compares

By the 2011 count Jola is the 85th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 946.

Getting to Jola

Jola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jola 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 Jola from other places

Jola lies about 31 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 8.1 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 Jola
Nearest town Solan 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Barog 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 14 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 31 km

Villages closest to Jola

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 Jola

As per the Census of India 2011, Jola village had a population of 266. That makes it the 85th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Jola village has 132 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jola has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

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

Jola covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Jola is Barog, about 8.1 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 <5 km distance for Jola.

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

Jola is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Solan is about 7.6 km away. Barog is about 8.1 km away. Rajgarh is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jol (under 2 km), Galog Shakain (1.9 km) and Batol (7.8 km).

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

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