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About Jartu Village

Jartu is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 57 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jartu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jartu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 175022
Area (hectares) 257.43 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 57
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
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 Jartu compares

By the 2011 count Jartu is the 135th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 257.43 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 Jartu

Jartu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jartu 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jartu from other places

Jartu lies about 38 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 36 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 Jartu
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 19 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 36 km
District headquarters Mandi 38 km

Villages closest to Jartu

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 Jartu

As per the Census of India 2011, Jartu village had a population of 107. That makes it the 135th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Jartu village has 57 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jartu has about 877 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 Jartu is 175022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jartu covers 257.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jartu falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jartu is Jutogh, about 36 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jartu.

Jartu is about 38 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jartu is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 19 km away. Jutogh is about 36 km away. Mandi is about 38 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 Kaulpur Ban (1.9 km), Bagain (4.4 km) and Bhalana (5.9 km).

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

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