About Jaun Village

Jaun is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 124 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,218 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Jogindarnagar
Pincode	176123
Area (hectares)	68.21 hectares
Population	275
Male Population	124
Female Population	151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,218
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaun compares

By the 2011 count Jaun is the 95th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 68.21 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Jaun

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

Jaun lies about 21 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, 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 Jaun
Tehsil headquarters	Jogindarnagar	14 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	14 km
District headquarters	Mandi	21 km

Villages closest to Jaun

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.

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Common questions about Jaun

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaun village had a population of 275. That makes it the 95th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Jaun village has 124 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaun has about 1218 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Jaun is 176123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaun covers 68.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jaun is Buffer Stop, about 14 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 Jaun.

Jaun is about 21 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaun is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Jogindarnagar is about 14 km away. Buffer Stop is about 14 km away. Mandi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.