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About Jai Devi Village

Jai Devi is a mid sized village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 589, made up of 316 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jai Devi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jai Devi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 204.29 hectares
Population 589
Male Population 316
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jai Devi compares

By the 2011 count Jai Devi is the 48th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 204.29 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Jai Devi

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

Jai Devi lies about 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 47 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 Jai Devi
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 5.8 km
District headquarters Mandi 24 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 47 km

Villages closest to Jai Devi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sundarnagar 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 Jai Devi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jai Devi village had a population of 589. That makes it the 48th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Jai Devi village has 316 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jai Devi has about 864 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 Jai Devi is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jai Devi covers 204.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jai Devi falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jai Devi is Summer Hill, about 47 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 Jai Devi.

Jai Devi is about 24 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jai Devi is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 5.8 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Summer Hill is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotla (under 2 km), Hafwana (under 2 km) and D P F Phagla Bhawana (under 2 km).

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

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