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About Janjao Village

Janjao is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 61 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janjao Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janjao village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173225
Area (hectares) 51.47 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 61
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Janjao compares

By the 2011 count Janjao is the 53rd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 51.47 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Janjao

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

Janjao lies about 17 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 9.1 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 Janjao
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Sonwara 9.1 km
Nearest town Kālka 13 km
District headquarters Solan 17 km

Villages closest to Janjao

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Janjao village had a population of 124. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Janjao village has 61 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janjao has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Janjao is 173225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Janjao covers 51.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Janjao falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Janjao is Sonwara, about 9.1 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 Janjao.

Janjao is about 17 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janjao is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Krishangarh is about 4.6 km away. Sonwara is about 9.1 km away. Kālka is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badhalag (under 2 km), Badhol (under 2 km) and Jangal Badhu (under 2 km).

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

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