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About Jannu Village

Jannu is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 32 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, 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 Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 46.12 hectares
Population 62
Male Population 32
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
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 Jannu compares

By the 2011 count Jannu is the 330th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 46.12 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Jannu

Jannu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jannu 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 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 Theog 3.9 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 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 Jannu

As per the Census of India 2011, Jannu village had a population of 62. That makes it the 330th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Jannu village has 32 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jannu has about 938 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 Jannu is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jannu covers 46.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jannu falls under Theog 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 3.9 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.

The closest recorded villages are Padrog (under 2 km), Jagora (under 2 km) and Shawag (under 2 km).

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

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