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About Jol Village

Jol is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 47 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 41 hectares
Population 100
Male Population 47
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,128
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 Jol compares

By the 2011 count Jol is the 120th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Jol

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

Jol lies about 49 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Mianpur, about 3.1 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 Jol
Nearest railway station Mianpur 3.1 km
Nearest town Ropar 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 27 km
District headquarters Solan 49 km

Villages closest to Jol

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 Jol

As per the Census of India 2011, Jol village had a population of 100. That makes it the 120th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Jol village has 47 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jol has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

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

Jol covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jol is Mianpur, about 3.1 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 Jol.

Jol is about 49 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jol is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Mianpur is about 3.1 km away. Ropar is about 9.2 km away. Ramshahr is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohari (5.1 km), Khabra (6.2 km) and Rampur (15 km).

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

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