About Jahu Kalan Village

Jahu Kalan is a mid sized village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,344, made up of 652 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176048, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jahu Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahu Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Bhoranj
Pincode	176048
Area (hectares)	202.96 hectares
Population	1,344
Male Population	652
Female Population	692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,061
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jahu Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Jahu Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 202.96 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Jahu Kalan

Jahu Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jahu Kalan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jahu Kalan from other places

Jahu Kalan lies about 21 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 35 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 Jahu Kalan
Tehsil headquarters	Bhoranj	9.5 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	18 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	21 km
Nearest railway station	Olinda	35 km

Villages closest to Jahu Kalan

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

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Common questions about Jahu Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahu Kalan village had a population of 1,344. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Jahu Kalan village has 652 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahu Kalan has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Jahu Kalan is 176048. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jahu Kalan covers 202.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jahu Kalan falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jahu Kalan is Olinda, about 35 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jahu Kalan.

Jahu Kalan is about 21 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahu Kalan is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Bhoranj is about 9.5 km away. Sundarnagar is about 18 km away. Hamirpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.