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About Jharera Village

Jharera is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 135 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Dharmpur
Pincode 175040
Area (hectares) 125.04 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 135
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharera compares

By the 2011 count Jharera is the 58th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 125.04 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1126.

Getting to Jharera

Jharera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jharera as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jharera from other places

Jharera lies about 73 km from Mandi. 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 Jharera
Tehsil headquarters Dharmpur 22 km
Nearest town Shimla 39 km
District headquarters Mandi 73 km

Villages closest to Jharera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharera village had a population of 278. That makes it the 58th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Jharera village has 135 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharera has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Jharera is 175040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharera covers 125.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jharera falls under Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Jharera notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Jharera.

Jharera is about 73 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharera is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Dharmpur is about 22 km away. Shimla is about 39 km away. Mandi is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusri (2.2 km), Brahma Falad (2.6 km) and Laungani (10 km).

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

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