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About Janukhar Village

Janukhar is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9, made up of 5 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janukhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janukhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 1 hectares
Population 9
Male Population 5
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
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 Janukhar compares

By the 2011 count Janukhar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 1 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Janukhar

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

Janukhar lies about 21 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 Janukhar
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 21 km
District headquarters Shimla 21 km

Villages closest to Janukhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Janukhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Janukhar village had a population of 9. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Janukhar village has 5 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janukhar has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Janukhar is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Janukhar covers 1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Janukhar falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Janukhar 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 Janukhar.

Janukhar is about 21 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janukhar is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 21 km away. Shimla is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anu (under 2 km), Jangal Anu (under 2 km) and Jangal Manun (under 2 km).

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

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