About Jhandua Village

Jhandua is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 199 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhandua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhandua village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Nerua
Pincode	171210
Area (hectares)	126.12 hectares
Population	401
Male Population	199
Female Population	202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,015
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhandua compares

By the 2011 count Jhandua is the 13th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 126.12 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Jhandua

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

Jhandua lies about 57 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 57 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 Jhandua
Tehsil headquarters	Nerua	24 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	55 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	57 km
District headquarters	Shimla	57 km

Villages closest to Jhandua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhandua village had a population of 401. That makes it the 13th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Jhandua village has 199 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhandua has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Jhandua is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhandua covers 126.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhandua falls under Nerua tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhandua is Salogra, about 57 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 Jhandua.

Jhandua is about 57 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhandua is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 24 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 55 km away. Salogra is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.