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About Jhandian Village

Jhandian is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 65 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 815 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhandian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhandian village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 100.12 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 65
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 815
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhandian compares

By the 2011 count Jhandian is the 189th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 100.12 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Jhandian

Jhandian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhandian as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jhandian from other places

Jhandian lies about 40 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 14 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 Jhandian
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 2.8 km
Nearest town Baddi 13 km
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 14 km
District headquarters Solan 40 km

Villages closest to Jhandian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhandian village had a population of 118. That makes it the 189th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Jhandian village has 65 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhandian has about 815 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Jhandian is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhandian covers 100.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhandian falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhandian is Ghanauli, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhandian.

Jhandian is about 40 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhandian is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 2.8 km away. Baddi is about 13 km away. Ghanauli is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahandeo (under 2 km), Palasra Gharwan (under 2 km) and Ghansot (under 2 km).

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

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