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About Janehar Village

Janehar is a mid sized village in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil, in the district of Tumkur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 383 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1009.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 572228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janehar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janehar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Tumkur
Tehsil Chiknayakanhalli
Pincode 572228
Area (hectares) 1009.63 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 383
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Janehar compares

By the 2011 count Janehar is the 79th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 1009.63 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Janehar

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

Janehar lies about 49 km from Tumkur, and the nearest railway station is Banasandra, about 22 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 Janehar
Tehsil headquarters Chiknayakanhalli 7.4 km
Nearest town Chiknāyakanhalli 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Banasandra 22 km
District headquarters Tumkur 49 km

Villages closest to Janehar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Janehar village had a population of 747. That makes it the 79th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Janehar village has 383 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janehar has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Janehar is 572228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Janehar covers 1009.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Janehar falls under Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Janehar is Banasandra, about 22 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 Janehar.

Janehar is about 49 km from Tumkur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janehar is in Chiknayakanhalli tehsil of Tumkur district. Chiknayakanhalli is about 7.4 km away. Chiknāyakanhalli is about 7.4 km away. Banasandra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katharikehal (3.5 km), Hanumanthanahalli (4.3 km) and Ramanahalli (5.1 km).

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

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