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About Jabal Village

Jabal is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 60 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jabal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jabal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 54 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 60
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jabal compares

By the 2011 count Jabal is the 146th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Jabal

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

Jabal lies about 36 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 17 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 Jabal
Tehsil headquarters Arki 10 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 17 km
Nearest town Shimla 19 km
District headquarters Solan 36 km

Villages closest to Jabal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jabal village had a population of 113. That makes it the 146th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Jabal village has 60 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jabal has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Jabal is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jabal covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jabal falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jabal is Jutogh, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jabal.

Jabal is about 36 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jabal is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 10 km away. Jutogh is about 17 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balag (under 2 km), Damlana Bala (under 2 km) and Ri Bala (under 2 km).

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

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