About Jahar Village

Jahar is a mid sized village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 609, made up of 296 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Pachhad
Pincode	173024
Area (hectares)	318 hectares
Population	609
Male Population	296
Female Population	313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,057
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jahar compares

By the 2011 count Jahar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 318 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Jahar

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

Jahar lies about 21 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 20 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 Jahar
Nearest railway station	Barog	20 km
Nearest town	Solan	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pachhad	21 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	21 km

Villages closest to Jahar

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

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Common questions about Jahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahar village had a population of 609. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Jahar village has 296 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahar has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Jahar is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jahar covers 318 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jahar falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jahar is Barog, about 20 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 village for Jahar.

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

Jahar is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Barog is about 20 km away. Solan is about 20 km away. Pachhad is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.