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About Janoli Village

Janoli is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 66 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janoli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176303
Area (hectares) 98.19 hectares
Population 131
Male Population 66
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Janoli compares

By the 2011 count Janoli is the 85th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 98.19 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Janoli

Janoli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Janoli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Janoli from other places

Janoli lies about 18 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 55 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Janoli
District headquarters Chamba 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 25 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 55 km

Villages closest to Janoli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dalhousie tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Janoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Janoli village had a population of 131. That makes it the 85th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Janoli village has 66 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janoli has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Janoli is 176303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Janoli covers 98.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Janoli falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Janoli is Nurpur Road, about 55 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Janoli.

Janoli is about 18 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janoli is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 18 km away. Dalhousie is about 25 km away. Nurpur Road is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garh (2.8 km), Dhalan (3.1 km) and Nagali (5.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Janoli today is likely to be higher.

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