# Jangal Village, Dhatwal, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dhatwal, Hamirpur 

# Jangal

Jangal is a village in Dhatwal sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176040**. The 2011 Census counted **69 people in 14 households**, the 112th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 69people (2011)
- 14households
- 96.8%literacy
- 176040PIN code

## Jangal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jangal is 176040.** Jangal falls in Dhatwal sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176040
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017706

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Jangal from nearby towns?

- Bijhri (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)18 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Jangal?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Jangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Balh Behal
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bijhri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wanee
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jangal known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and pulses**. About 23% of the 15 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Jangal

Of every 100 households in Jangal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 93 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jangal · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**17%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****93%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%**

**77%

Use banking services ****73%**

**90%

Television ****87%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Jangal?

■ Jangal · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.8%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091**

**1140

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**885

Working population ****63.8%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 97.1% for women. 64% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 9 (20%) · **■** Other work 12 (27%) · **■** Marginal 23 (52%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dhatwal

- Suhari Gabhli81 people
- Baroh80 people
- Sulhari80 people
- Kharoul75 people
- Sugol65 people
- Tikkar65 people
- Nalwar55 people
- Patta Nathu55 people

[All 132 villages in Dhatwal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/dhatwal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jangal?176040
- How far is Jangal from Hamirpur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Jangal?69 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jangal in?Hamirpur district (Dhatwal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jangal?96.8% (Census 2011)