About Jamu Village

Jamu is a mid sized village in Renuka tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 913, made up of 436 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 546.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Renuka
Pincode	173023
Area (hectares)	546.87 hectares
Population	913
Male Population	436
Female Population	477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,094
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamu compares

By the 2011 count Jamu is the 15th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 640 residents. Its 546.87 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 957.

Getting to Jamu

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

Jamu lies about 9.8 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 48 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 Jamu
Tehsil headquarters	Renuka	9.8 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	9.8 km
Nearest town	Nāhan	19 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	48 km

Villages closest to Jamu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamu village had a population of 913. That makes it the 15th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 640 residents.

Jamu village has 436 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamu has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Jamu is 173023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamu covers 546.87 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.

Jamu falls under Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamu is Salogra, about 48 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 Jamu.

Jamu is about 9.8 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamu is in Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district. Renuka is about 9.8 km away. Sirmaur is about 9.8 km away. Nāhan is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.