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About Jangal Chanian Village

Jangal Chanian is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 35, made up of 14 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangal Chanian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal Chanian village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 21 hectares
Population 35
Male Population 14
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,500
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangal Chanian compares

By the 2011 count Jangal Chanian is the 244th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 21 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1020.

Getting to Jangal Chanian

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

Jangal Chanian lies about 31 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 13 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 Jangal Chanian
Tehsil headquarters Arki 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 13 km
Nearest town Shimla 16 km
District headquarters Solan 31 km

Villages closest to Jangal Chanian

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 Jangal Chanian

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal Chanian village had a population of 35. That makes it the 244th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Jangal Chanian village has 14 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal Chanian has about 1500 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Jangal Chanian covers 21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jangal Chanian falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jangal Chanian is Jutogh, about 13 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 km distance for Jangal Chanian.

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

Jangal Chanian is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 5.4 km away. Jutogh is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothi (under 2 km), Kothi Jamogi (under 2 km) and Kothi Kanwal (under 2 km).

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

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