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About Jharnot Village

Jharnot is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 73 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharnot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharnot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 176041
Area (hectares) 45 hectares
Population 154
Male Population 73
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharnot compares

By the 2011 count Jharnot is the 132nd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Jharnot

Jharnot is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jharnot as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jharnot from other places

Jharnot lies about 18 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Jharnot
District headquarters Hamirpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsar 30 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Jharnot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barsar 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 Jharnot

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharnot village had a population of 154. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Jharnot village has 73 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharnot has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Jharnot is 176041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharnot covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jharnot falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jharnot is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jharnot.

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

Jharnot is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. Hamirpur is about 18 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Barsar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhutlahar (under 2 km), Charjeri (under 2 km) and D P F Pukhru Dhar Jakh I (under 2 km).

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

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