About Jhukan Village

Jhukan is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 75 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhukan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhukan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Padhar
Pincode	176122
Area (hectares)	129.19 hectares
Population	142
Male Population	75
Female Population	67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhukan compares

By the 2011 count Jhukan is the 143rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 129.19 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 Jhukan

Jhukan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhukan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hurang, Jamtehr, Janahan and Jhand. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Jhukan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhukan village had a population of 142. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Jhukan village has 75 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhukan has about 893 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 Jhukan is 176122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhukan covers 129.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Jhukan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jhukan.

Jhukan is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.