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About Janerh Village

Janerh is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 143 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janerh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janerh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 297.09 hectares
Population 292
Male Population 143
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
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 Janerh compares

By the 2011 count Janerh is the 76th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 297.09 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Janerh

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

Janerh lies about 12 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 44 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 Janerh
Nearest town Sundarnagar 8.1 km
District headquarters Mandi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 25 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 44 km

Villages closest to Janerh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Janerh village had a population of 292. That makes it the 76th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Janerh village has 143 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janerh has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Janerh is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Janerh covers 297.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Janerh falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Janerh is Buffer Stop, about 44 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 Janerh.

Janerh is about 12 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janerh is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 8.1 km away. Mandi is about 12 km away. Thunag 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 Fraj (7.1 km), Nehra (12 km) and Shawan (13 km).

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

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