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About Jhanau Village

Jhanau is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 410, made up of 198 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhanau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanau village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249122
Area (hectares) 140.77 hectares
Population 410
Male Population 198
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhanau compares

By the 2011 count Jhanau is the 59th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 140.77 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Jhanau

Jhanau is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhanau as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jakhi, Jandrawana Gaon, Jarola and Jawar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jhanau

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanau village had a population of 410. That makes it the 59th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Jhanau village has 198 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanau has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Jhanau is 249122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhanau covers 140.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhanau falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Jhanau notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhanau.

Jhanau is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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