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About Jatawan Village

Jatawan is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 37 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,351 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jatawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jatawan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 87
Male Population 37
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,351
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 Jatawan compares

By the 2011 count Jatawan is the 95th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1045.

Getting to Jatawan

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

Jatawan lies about 9.5 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 9.6 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 Jatawan
District headquarters Solan 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Barog 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 29 km

Villages closest to Jatawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jatawan village had a population of 87. That makes it the 95th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Jatawan village has 37 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jatawan has about 1351 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Jatawan is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jatawan covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jatawan falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jatawan is Barog, about 9.6 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 Jatawan.

Jatawan is about 9.5 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jatawan is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Solan is about 9.5 km away. Barog is about 9.6 km away. Krishangarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagtawan (under 2 km), Panjoa (1.9 km) and Jangal Rakh Bagi (2.6 km).

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

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