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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Meenakshi Chauhan
Contact: 98****6174
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- LGD code
- 22147
- Pincode
- 173212
- Post office
- RR Solan
- Population
- 42
- Households
- 9
- Literacy rate
- 73.8%
- Sex ratio
- 909 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 21
Census 2011 · in context
How Jhanu (42) compares
By population, Jhanu (42) ranks #352 of 477 villages in Solan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.8%
−2.8% vs mandal average
- Jhanu (42)
- 73.8%
- Solan mandal
- 76.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
909
−41 vs mandal average
- Jhanu (42)
- 909
- Solan mandal
- 950
Household size
people per home
4.7
Same as the mandal average
- Jhanu (42)
- 4.7
- Solan mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jhanu (42) at a glance
Jhanu (42) is a village of 42 people in 9 households (Census 2011) in Solan tehsil, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, the 352nd-largest of 477 villages in Solan tehsil. Literacy is 74%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 77% and the sex ratio is 909 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 173212, served by RR Solan post office; the LGD village code is 22147. The sarpanch is Meenakshi Chauhan , and the village votes in Solan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dhani Ram Shandil. The population is estimated at 50 in 2026, up 19% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jhanu (42) · this village | 42 | 74% | — |
| Ser (45) · Solan | 747 | 87% | — |
| Shilli (29) · Solan | 503 | 79% | — |
| Nadoh (39) · Solan | 357 | 81% | — |
| Galahan (36) · Solan | 183 | 83% | — |
| Bajdol (40) · Solan | 146 | 80% | — |
| Malaun (32) · Solan | 69 | 84% | — |
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Key facts — Jhanu (42)
- LGD code
- 22147
- Pincode
- 173212
- Post office
- RR Solan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 42
- Population (projected 2026)
- 50
- Households
- 9
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 909
- Literacy rate
- 73.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shimla
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Solan
- Member of Parliament
- Suresh Kumar Kashyap
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dhani Ram Shandil
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Meenakshi Chauhan
- Block / Mandal
- Solan
- Nearest police station
- Police Station Nalagarh (30.4 km)
- Nearest PHC
- Dispensary, Baruna (30.0 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Bharatgarh (35.8 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 173212
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Jhanu (42)
Other villages in Solan mandal
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- Saproon (653)
- Anji (645)
- Salogra (5)
- Gaddon (24)
- Ber Khas (44)
- Ser (45)
- Dehun (652)
- Bara Bari (267)
- Ser Banera (514)
- Barog (801)
- Koro (791)
- Shamti (616)
- Shattal (79)
- Naganji (584)
- Uncha Gaon (582)
- Jabal Jamrot (239)
- Balana (621)
- Damrog (615)
- Nauni Majhgaon (581)
- Runan Ghodo (800)
- Shilli (29)
- Rihu (826)
- Top Ki Ber (75)
- Kainthri (790)
- Kothi Deora (672)
- Nahech (819)
- Mansar (14)
- Kawgadi (617)
- Jadli (251)
- Radiyana (5)
- Berti (681)
- Khaali (796)
- Kheel Jashli (788)
- Bohli (827)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)