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About Jankhuni Village

Jankhuni is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 11 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jankhuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jankhuni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171302
Area (hectares) 4.66 hectares
Population 22
Male Population 11
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Jankhuni compares

By the 2011 count Jankhuni is the 368th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 4.66 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Jankhuni

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

Jankhuni lies about 51 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 20 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 Jankhuni
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 12 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 20 km
Nearest town Shimla 21 km
District headquarters Mandi 51 km

Villages closest to Jankhuni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jankhuni village had a population of 22. That makes it the 368th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Jankhuni village has 11 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jankhuni has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Jankhuni is 171302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jankhuni covers 4.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jankhuni falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jankhuni is Summer Hill, about 20 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 Jankhuni.

Jankhuni 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.

Jankhuni is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 12 km away. Summer Hill is about 20 km away. Shimla is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shaong (under 2 km), Parali Rehli (under 2 km) and Mariuni (under 2 km).

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

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