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About Janehar Village

Janehar is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 98 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janehar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janehar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 25.78 hectares
Population 195
Male Population 98
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Janehar compares

By the 2011 count Janehar is the 94th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 25.78 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Janehar

Janehar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Janehar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Janehar from other places

Janehar lies about 40 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 41 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 Janehar
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 13 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 33 km
District headquarters Mandi 40 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 41 km

Villages closest to Janehar

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 Janehar

As per the Census of India 2011, Janehar village had a population of 195. That makes it the 94th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Janehar village has 98 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janehar has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

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

Janehar covers 25.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Janehar is Summer Hill, about 41 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Janehar.

Janehar is about 40 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janehar is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 13 km away. Sundarnagar is about 33 km away. Mandi is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charthi (under 2 km), Bindudhar (under 2 km) and Gagan (1.6 km).

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

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