Village · Jubbal, Shimla # Jhagtan Jhagtan is a village in Jubbal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171216. The 2011 Census counted 521 people in 110 households, the 15th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.4%. - 521 people (2011) - 110 households - 72.8% literacy - 171216 PIN code ## Jhagtan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jhagtan is 171216. Jhagtan falls in Jubbal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171216 - Community development block Jubbal-Kothkai - Census village code 026038 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jhagtan from nearby towns? - Jubbal (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 126 km by road - Jubbal (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jhagtan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Jhagtan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Mandal - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sarwatinager - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jubbal - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jhagtan known for? The main crops are maize, barley and pea. About 32% of the 305 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jhagtan Of every 100 households in Jhagtan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Jhagtan · ■ Jubbal rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 92% - Toilet within the home 36% 60% - No toilet (open defecation) 64% 38% - Tap water 100% 96% - Drinking water within premises 0% 47% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 59% 69% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 41% 29% - Use banking services 82% 79% - Television 91% 71% - Mobile phone 95% 86% - Computer with internet 2% 2% - Two-wheeler 1% 3% - Car / jeep / van 6% 15% - None of these assets 4% 6% - Own their home 96% 82% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jhagtan? ■ Jhagtan · ■ Jubbal rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.8% 81.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1067 955 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 613 917 - Working population 37.0% 48.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.0% for men and 61.2% for women. 65% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 89 (46%) · ■ Farm labourers 49 (25%) · ■ Other work 54 (28%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jubbal - Jherag 569 people - Dhadi Rawat 561 people - Sainj 544 people - Saskir 532 people - Sansog 517 people - Ching Dharmana 513 people - Mandal 501 people - Johta 500 people All 171 villages in Jubbal ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jhagtan? 171216 - How far is Jhagtan from Shimla? 126 km by road - What is the population of Jhagtan? 521 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhagtan in? Shimla district (Jubbal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jhagtan? 72.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/jubbal/jhagtan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.