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About Jholan Village

Jholan is a small village in Bharwain tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 51 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jholan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jholan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Bharwain
Pincode 177109
Area (hectares) 115.2 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 51
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jholan compares

By the 2011 count Jholan is the 36th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 388 residents. Its 115.2 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1031.

Getting to Jholan

Jholan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jholan as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jholan from other places

Jholan lies about 44 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 26 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 Jholan
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Bharwain 29 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 43 km
District headquarters Una 44 km

Villages closest to Jholan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jholan village had a population of 119. That makes it the 36th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 388 residents.

Jholan village has 51 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jholan has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Jholan is 177109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jholan covers 115.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jholan falls under Bharwain tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jholan is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 26 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jholan.

Jholan is about 44 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jholan is in Bharwain tehsil of Una district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 26 km away. Bharwain is about 29 km away. Dharamsala is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalwari Dehlwan (3.6 km), Godri Sidh (6.0 km) and Reserve Jangal A (9.7 km).

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

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