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About Jandniyan Village

Jandniyan is a small village in Kamrau tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 55 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jandniyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jandniyan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Kamrau
Pincode 173029
Area (hectares) 63.91 hectares
Population 108
Male Population 55
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jandniyan compares

By the 2011 count Jandniyan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 824 residents. Its 63.91 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Jandniyan

Jandniyan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jandniyan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jandniyan from other places

Jandniyan lies about 18 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 54 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 Jandniyan
Tehsil headquarters Kamrau 12 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 16 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 18 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 54 km

Villages closest to Jandniyan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jandniyan village had a population of 108. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 824 residents.

Jandniyan village has 55 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jandniyan has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Jandniyan is 173029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jandniyan covers 63.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jandniyan falls under Kamrau tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jandniyan is Dehradun, about 54 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jandniyan.

Jandniyan is about 18 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jandniyan is in Kamrau tehsil of Sirmaur district. Kamrau is about 12 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 16 km away. Sirmaur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambaun (under 2 km), Sadiyar (under 2 km) and Chandni (2.9 km).

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

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