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About Jharandi Village

Jharandi is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 19 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharandi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 175046
Area (hectares) 16 hectares
Population 40
Male Population 19
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharandi compares

By the 2011 count Jharandi is the 331st 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 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Jharandi

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

Jharandi lies about 30 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 53 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 Jharandi
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 22 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 30 km
District headquarters Mandi 30 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 53 km

Villages closest to Jharandi

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 Jharandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharandi village had a population of 40. That makes it the 331st largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Jharandi village has 19 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharandi has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Jharandi is 175046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharandi covers 16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jharandi is Summer Hill, about 53 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 Jharandi.

Jharandi is about 30 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharandi is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 22 km away. Sundarnagar is about 30 km away. Mandi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhawas (3.3 km), D P F Oda (3.6 km) and Bahal (4.3 km).

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

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