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About Janglu Village

Janglu is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 218 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,261 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janglu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janglu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177042
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 493
Male Population 218
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,261
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Janglu compares

By the 2011 count Janglu is the 29th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Janglu

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

Janglu lies about 16 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 28 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 Janglu
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 4.3 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 28 km
Nearest town Nangal 42 km

Villages closest to Janglu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Janglu village had a population of 493. That makes it the 29th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Janglu village has 218 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janglu has about 1261 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Janglu is 177042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Janglu covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Janglu falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Janglu is Churaru Takarla, about 28 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 Janglu.

Janglu is about 16 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janglu is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 4.3 km away. Hamirpur is about 16 km away. Churaru Takarla is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Janglu Suliana (under 2 km), Gadiara (under 2 km) and Man (under 2 km).

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

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