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About Jandind Village

Jandind is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 140 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 786 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jandind Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jandind village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172201
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 140
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 786
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 Jandind compares

By the 2011 count Jandind is the 94th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Jandind

Jandind is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jandind 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. The nearest villages by name are Gopalpur, Jaghori, Jaguni and Jan Mahd Mahf Jhumkarai. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jandind

As per the Census of India 2011, Jandind village had a population of 250. That makes it the 94th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Jandind village has 140 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jandind has about 786 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Jandind is 172201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jandind covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jandind falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Jandind notes the nearest railway station 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 Jandind.

Jandind is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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