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About Jharwar Village

Jharwar is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 326, made up of 168 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharwar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176122
Area (hectares) 190.7 hectares
Population 326
Male Population 168
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Jharwar compares

By the 2011 count Jharwar is the 47th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 190.7 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Jharwar

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

Jharwar lies about 25 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, 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 Jharwar
Nearest town Sundarnagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 15 km
District headquarters Mandi 25 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 45 km

Villages closest to Jharwar

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 Jharwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharwar village had a population of 326. That makes it the 47th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Jharwar village has 168 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharwar has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

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

Jharwar covers 190.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

Jharwar is about 25 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharwar is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 14 km away. Padhar is about 15 km away. Mandi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dagwan (1.8 km), Urla (3.0 km) and Kharian (4.6 km).

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

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