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About Janoti Village

Janoti is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 50 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janoti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 30.58 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 50
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
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 Janoti compares

By the 2011 count Janoti is the 277th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 30.58 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Janoti

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

Janoti lies about 17 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 Janoti
Tehsil headquarters Theog 2.2 km
District headquarters Shimla 17 km

Villages closest to Janoti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Janoti village had a population of 96. That makes it the 277th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Janoti village has 50 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janoti has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Janoti is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Janoti covers 30.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Janoti falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Janoti 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 Janoti.

Janoti is about 17 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janoti is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 2.2 km away. Shimla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chichchi (under 2 km), Shawag (under 2 km) and Barui (under 2 km).

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

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