Village · Jubbal, Shimla # Jhalta Jhalta is a village in Jubbal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171216. The 2011 Census counted 407 people in 99 households, the 28th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.4%. - 407 people (2011) - 99 households - 68.3% literacy - 171216 PIN code ## Jhalta PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jhalta is 171216. Jhalta falls in Jubbal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171216 - Community development block Jubbal-Kothkai - Census village code 026065 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jhalta from nearby towns? - Jubbal (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 132 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 Jhalta? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Jhalta; 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 - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Saraswati Nagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jubbal - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 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, untreated 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 Jhalta known for? The main crops are maize, barley and pea. About 24% of the 354 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jhalta Of every 100 households in Jhalta in 2011, 73 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Jhalta · ■ Jubbal rural average - Electricity for lighting 73% 92% - Toilet within the home 40% 60% - No toilet (open defecation) 60% 38% - Tap water 90% 96% - Drinking water within premises 31% 47% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 59% 69% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 41% 29% - Use banking services 74% 79% - Television 56% 71% - Mobile phone 88% 86% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 3% 3% - Car / jeep / van 13% 15% - None of these assets 10% 6% - Own their home 76% 82% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jhalta? ■ Jhalta · ■ Jubbal rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.3% 81.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 966 955 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1333 917 - Working population 71.3% 48.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 59.4% for women. 75% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 212 (73%) · ■ Farm labourers 18 (6%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 21 (7%) · ■ Marginal 37 (13%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jubbal - Malog 463 people - Kathasu 459 people - Sabhar 456 people - Matasa 444 people - Jhalri Knot 398 people - Indraban 376 people - Dim 374 people - Chewri 365 people All 171 villages in Jubbal ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jhalta? 171216 - How far is Jhalta from Shimla? 132 km by road - What is the population of Jhalta? 407 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhalta in? Shimla district (Jubbal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jhalta? 68.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/jubbal/jhalta/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.