About Jalana Village

Jalana is a mid sized village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 649, made up of 325 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalana village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173208
Area (hectares)	309 hectares
Population	649
Male Population	325
Female Population	324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalana compares

By the 2011 count Jalana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 309 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Jalana

Jalana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jalana from other places

Jalana lies about 62 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 41 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 Jalana
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	33 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	41 km
District headquarters	Solan	62 km

Villages closest to Jalana

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.

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Common questions about Jalana

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalana village had a population of 649. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Jalana village has 325 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalana has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Jalana covers 309 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jalana is Summer Hill, about 41 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jalana.

Jalana is about 62 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalana is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Sundarnagar is about 11 km away. Arki is about 33 km away. Summer Hill is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.