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About Jamni Ghat Village

Jamni Ghat is a small village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 136 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamni Ghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamni Ghat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 136
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamni Ghat compares

By the 2011 count Jamni Ghat is the 116th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Jamni Ghat

Jamni Ghat is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jamni Ghat as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jamni Ghat from other places

Jamni Ghat lies about 27 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Jagadhri Workshop, about 38 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 Jamni Ghat
Nearest town Nāhan 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 22 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 27 km
Nearest railway station Jagadhri Workshop 38 km

Villages closest to Jamni Ghat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Jamni Ghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamni Ghat village had a population of 253. That makes it the 116th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Jamni Ghat village has 136 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamni Ghat has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Jamni Ghat is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamni Ghat covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamni Ghat falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamni Ghat is Jagadhri Workshop, about 38 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jamni Ghat.

Jamni Ghat is about 27 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamni Ghat is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nāhan is about 16 km away. Paonta Sahib is about 22 km away. Sirmaur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charanwala (1.9 km), Lohgarh (3.3 km) and Kodewala (3.9 km).

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

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