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About Jhanol Village

Jhanol is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 35, made up of 22 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 591 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhanol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171303
Area (hectares) 16 hectares
Population 35
Male Population 22
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 591
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhanol compares

By the 2011 count Jhanol is the 344th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 16 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Jhanol

Jhanol is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhanol as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jhanol from other places

Jhanol lies about 44 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 28 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 Jhanol
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 28 km
Nearest town Shimla 28 km
District headquarters Mandi 44 km

Villages closest to Jhanol

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 Jhanol

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanol village had a population of 35. That makes it the 344th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Jhanol village has 22 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanol has about 591 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Jhanol is 171303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhanol covers 16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhanol is Summer Hill, about 28 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhanol.

Jhanol is about 44 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhanol is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 5.3 km away. Summer Hill is about 28 km away. Shimla is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanol (under 2 km), Chakru (under 2 km) and D P F Chakranth (under 2 km).

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

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