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About Ahru Village

Ahru is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 122 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ahru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ahru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 175032
Area (hectares) 192 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 122
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ahru compares

By the 2011 count Ahru is the 99th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 192 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Ahru

The census records public bus service for Ahru 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ahru from other places

Ahru lies about 51 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 14 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 Ahru
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 30 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km
District headquarters Mandi 51 km

Villages closest to Ahru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ahru village had a population of 253. That makes it the 99th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Ahru village has 122 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ahru has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Ahru is 175032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ahru covers 192 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ahru falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ahru is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Ahru.

Ahru is about 51 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ahru is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 14 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 30 km away. Dharamsala is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chir Chakka (7.6 km), Langha (8.6 km) and Bhara Yara Buhla (13 km).

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

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