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About Jehru Village

Jehru is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 232, made up of 114 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jehru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jehru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171302
Area (hectares) 84.37 hectares
Population 232
Male Population 114
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jehru compares

By the 2011 count Jehru is the 132nd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 84.37 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 Jehru

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

Jehru lies about 57 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, 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 Jehru
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 14 km
Nearest town Shimla 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 17 km
District headquarters Mandi 57 km

Villages closest to Jehru

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 Jehru

As per the Census of India 2011, Jehru village had a population of 232. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Jehru village has 114 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jehru has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

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

Jehru covers 84.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jehru is Summer Hill, 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 Jehru.

Jehru is about 57 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jehru is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Summer Hill is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Karsog is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Kashot (1.8 km), Khandehach (2.1 km) and Baraikar (2.6 km).

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

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