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About Jateru Village

Jateru is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 10 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 700 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jateru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jateru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 176110
Area (hectares) 25.08 hectares
Population 17
Male Population 10
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 700
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 Jateru compares

By the 2011 count Jateru is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 25.08 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Jateru

Jateru is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jateru 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 Jateru from other places

Jateru lies about 26 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 23 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 Jateru
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 20 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 23 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 26 km
Nearest town Talwāra 41 km

Villages closest to Jateru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Jateru

As per the Census of India 2011, Jateru village had a population of 17. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Jateru village has 10 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jateru has about 700 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Jateru is 176110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jateru covers 25.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jateru falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jateru is Jawalamukhi Road, about 23 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 Jateru.

Jateru is about 26 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jateru is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Tira Sujanpur is about 20 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 23 km away. Hamirpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garoru Buhla (2.8 km), Garoru Dadwalan (2.8 km) and Garoru Lagwalan (2.8 km).

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

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