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About Jamtehr Village

Jamtehr is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 209, made up of 112 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamtehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamtehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176122
Area (hectares) 180.13 hectares
Population 209
Male Population 112
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
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 Jamtehr compares

By the 2011 count Jamtehr is the 98th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 180.13 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Jamtehr

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

Jamtehr lies about 48 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 45 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 Jamtehr
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 32 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 43 km
Nearest railway station Shimla 45 km
District headquarters Mandi 48 km

Villages closest to Jamtehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamtehr village had a population of 209. That makes it the 98th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Jamtehr village has 112 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamtehr has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Jamtehr is 176122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamtehr covers 180.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamtehr falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamtehr is Shimla, about 45 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 Jamtehr.

Jamtehr is about 48 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamtehr is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Padhar is about 32 km away. Sundarnagar is about 43 km away. Shimla is about 45 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 Jamtehr (under 2 km), Kufri (2.8 km) and Kashala (3.0 km).

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

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