# Jarol Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Jarol

Jarol is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172031**. The 2011 Census counted **951 people in 233 households**, the 4th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 951people (2011)
- 233households
- 85.5%literacy
- 172031PIN code

## Jarol PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jarol is 172031.** Jarol falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172031
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023928

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

## How far is Jarol from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)78 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)12 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 Jarol?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Jarol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khaneti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Jarol known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 56% of the 296 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 Jarol

Of every 100 households in Jarol in 2011, 98 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 85 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Jarol · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**18%

Tap water ****99%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****85%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**26%

Use banking services ****94%**

**87%

Television ****72%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**9%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Jarol?

■ Jarol · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1290**

**935

Working population ****37.1%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 82.2% for women. 67% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 225 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 111 (31%) · **■** Marginal 9 (3%)

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

- Kumharsain1,545 people
- Pamlai1,134 people
- Shiwan1,039 people
- Bhutti907 people
- Bara Gaon842 people
- Melan835 people
- Batari716 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jarol?172031
- How far is Jarol from Shimla?78 km by road
- What is the population of Jarol?951 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jarol in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jarol?85.5% (Census 2011)