# Jangal Ahar Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Jangal Ahar

Jangal Ahar is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171236**. The 2011 Census counted **15 people in 3 households**, the 162nd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 15people (2011)
- 3households
- 86.7%literacy
- 171236PIN code

## Jangal Ahar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jangal Ahar is 171236.** Jangal Ahar falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171236
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023949

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

## How far is Jangal Ahar from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)152 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)60 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 Ahar?

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

### In the village

- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ahar
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kangal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Ahar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 0% of the 394 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 Ahar

Of every 100 households in Jangal Ahar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jangal Ahar · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**26%

Use banking services ****33%**

**87%

Television ****67%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**9%

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

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**87%

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 Ahar?

■ Jangal Ahar · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****667**

**974

Working population ****53.3%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 83.3% for women. 44% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 4 (50%) · **■** Marginal 4 (50%)

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 Kumharsain

- Charonta31 people
- Nagali29 people
- Chala Nal27 people
- Manan27 people
- Jangal Havan13 people
- Madhuban12 people
- Chohan11 people
- Jangal Hatu7 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jangal Ahar?171236
- How far is Jangal Ahar from Shimla?152 km by road
- What is the population of Jangal Ahar?15 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jangal Ahar in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jangal Ahar?86.7% (Census 2011)