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About Jabal Village

Jabal is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 35 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, 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 Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 46.92 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 35
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,114
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 Jabal compares

By the 2011 count Jabal is the 145th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 46.92 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 992.

Getting to Jabal

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

Jabal lies about 57 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 3.3 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
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 3.3 km
Nearest town Ropar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 22 km
District headquarters Solan 57 km

Villages closest to Jabal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramshahr 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 74. That makes it the 145th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Jabal village has 35 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jabal has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Jabal is 174102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jabal covers 46.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Jabal is Bharatgarh, about 3.3 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 Jabal.

Jabal is about 57 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 Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 3.3 km away. Ropar is about 19 km away. Ramshahr is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baler (under 2 km), Doli (6.1 km) and Dharmana (7.1 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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