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About Jiana Village

Jiana is a small village in Galore tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 79 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,215 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Galore
Pincode 177040
Area (hectares) 71 hectares
Population 175
Male Population 79
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,215
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jiana compares

By the 2011 count Jiana is the 60th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 251 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1177.

Getting to Jiana

Jiana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jiana 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 Jiana from other places

Jiana lies about 31 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 21 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 Jiana
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Galore 30 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 31 km
Nearest town Talwāra 36 km

Villages closest to Jiana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiana village had a population of 175. That makes it the 60th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 251 residents.

Jiana village has 79 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiana has about 1215 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1177.

The pincode recorded for Jiana is 177040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jiana covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jiana falls under Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jiana is Amb Andaura, about 21 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 Jiana.

Jiana is about 31 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiana is in Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district. Amb Andaura is about 21 km away. Galore is about 30 km away. Hamirpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukrala (under 2 km), Gahli (3.1 km) and Paplah (4.2 km).

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

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