About Jannu Village

Jannu is a small village in Cheta tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 77, made up of 38 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jannu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jannu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Cheta
Pincode	171217
Area (hectares)	22.54 hectares
Population	77
Male Population	38
Female Population	39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,026
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 Jannu compares

By the 2011 count Jannu is the 54th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 336 residents. Its 22.54 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Jannu

Jannu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jannu 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 Jannu from other places

Jannu lies about 16 km from Shimla. 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 Jannu
Tehsil headquarters	Cheta	16 km
District headquarters	Shimla	16 km

Villages closest to Jannu

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

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Common questions about Jannu

As per the Census of India 2011, Jannu village had a population of 77. That makes it the 54th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Jannu village has 38 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jannu has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Jannu is 171217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jannu covers 22.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jannu falls under Cheta tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Jannu 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 Jannu.

Jannu is about 16 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jannu is in Cheta tehsil of Shimla district. Cheta is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.