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About Jhot Village

Jhot is a small village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 37 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Amb
Pincode 177210
Area (hectares) 37 hectares
Population 76
Male Population 37
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhot compares

By the 2011 count Jhot is the 219th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 37 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Jhot

Jhot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhot as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhot from other places

Jhot lies about 38 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 32 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 Jhot
Tehsil headquarters Amb 32 km
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 32 km
District headquarters Una 38 km
Nearest town Nangal 43 km

Villages closest to Jhot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhot village had a population of 76. That makes it the 219th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Jhot village has 37 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhot has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Jhot is 177210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhot covers 37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhot falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhot is Churaru Takarla, about 32 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhot.

Jhot is about 38 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhot is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Amb is about 32 km away. Churaru Takarla is about 32 km away. Una is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Reserve Jangal Dharui R Iii (3.3 km), Reserve Jangal Dharui R Iii A (3.3 km) and Reserve Jangal Dharui R Iii C I (3.3 km).

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

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