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About Jhundla Village

Jhundla is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 48 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,417 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhundla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhundla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173221
Area (hectares) 53.58 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 48
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,417
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 Jhundla compares

By the 2011 count Jhundla is the 141st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 53.58 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Jhundla

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

Jhundla lies about 28 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 8.5 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 Jhundla
Nearest railway station Jutogh 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 9.2 km
Nearest town Shimla 12 km
District headquarters Solan 28 km

Villages closest to Jhundla

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 Jhundla

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhundla village had a population of 116. That makes it the 141st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Jhundla village has 48 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhundla has about 1417 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Jhundla is 173221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhundla covers 53.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhundla is Jutogh, about 8.5 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 Jhundla.

Jhundla is about 28 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhundla is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 8.5 km away. Arki is about 9.2 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jun (under 2 km), Khanol (under 2 km) and Dharath (1.8 km).

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

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