Jahu (Himachal Pradesh)
| Jahu | |
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| Village | |
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Jahu bus stand | |
  Jahu | |
| Coordinates: 31°35′23″N 76°43′27″E / 31.58972°N 76.72417°ECoordinates: 31°35′23″N 76°43′27″E / 31.58972°N 76.72417°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Hamirpur |
| Village | Jahu |
| Talukas | Bhoranj |
| Elevation | 1,189 m (3,901 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,663 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 176 048 |
| Precipitation | 1,411 millimetres (55.6 in) |
| Avg. annual temperature | 21.9 °C (71.4 °F) |
Jahu (also Jahu Bhoranj, and Jahu Hamirpur) is a village panchayat, of Bhoranj block, Bhoranj tehsil, in the Hamirpur district of Himachel Pradesh, in India, .
Jahu is on a "triple border" of Hamirpur, Bilaspur and Mandi districts, . Jahu is the last village of Hamirpur district that connects Hamirpur district to Bilaspur and Mandi districts.
Economy
Agriculture is the major economic driver of Jahu, however people are included in Manufacturing and various trading businesses as well.
The area, nearby cities
The nearest major city is Sarkaghat, . Bhota is 23 kilometers west, and Jahu is 36 kilometers east of Hamipur, and 131 kilometers from Shimla, . North 103 kilometers is Palampur. Twenty-five kilometers the east is Rewalsar Lake (see also Rewalsar, India), and 134 kilometers to the west, Hoshiarpur, .
Jahu Khurd is two kilometers south, .
Also near Jahu is Hamirpur, 36 kilometers west, Sundarnagar at 37 kilometers, Mandi at 47 kilometers, and Nangal at 111 kilometers, . Talai is 57 kilometers northwest, Ghumarwin is 28 kilometers south, . Jogindernagar is 76 kilometers north, . Bilaspur is 44 kilometers southwest, as Pandoh, by Pandoh Dam, is 65 kilometers northeast, .
Nearby tehsils
Severals tehsils are near Jahu. To the west is Hamirpur Tehsil, and to the south is Bijhri Tehsil, and to the north are Bamson Tehsil and Dharampur Tehsil, .
People from Jahu
Kangana Ranaut, a Bollywood actress, did her primary education in Jahu, , . Sh.vidya rattan kashmiri, Army Soldier and Religious teacher(Acharya,Prabhaker,M.A Hindi). An Army Soldier and Kathavachak. Top in Himachal university in his Sanskrit Education. He did his primary education in Jahu. Famous Religious Teacher(katha vachak) in hamirpur, bilaspur, mandi And other Distt Of Himachal Pardesh .
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The Area
Jahu is near Gobind Sagar, a reservoir on the Sutlej river, which flows south of town. The Beas Satluj Link Project is northeast, as is Prashar Lake.
The confluence of the Sunail Khad and the Seer Khad is just south of Jahu, ; the Sunail Khad flows west of Jahu.
The source of the Beas River is just west
Access to and from
Jahu has bus service, . The nearest railways station is Nangal Dam railway station, , near Nangal in Punjab, also near Bhakra Dam. The nearest airport is Bhuntar Airport.
Other information
During the Hamirpur Flood, a bridge on the Seer Khad collapsed, , , and three people were washed downstream.
Jahu Indian Army Soldiers
1.Sub (RT JCO) Sh.vidaya rattan kashmiri (17 Mechanise)
External links
- On Jahu
- A Google map
- A Bing map
- Another map
- A YouTube of the Jahu Bridge collapsing
- How to reach Jahu
- Jahu's Facebook page
- On Jahu's PIN Code
- On Jahu's latitude and longitude
- Hindi is the official language
- Bhuntar Airport is nearest
- Jahu's postal code
- Jahu's literacy rate, population
- Jahu's elevation
- Jahu's geographic coordinates
- On Jahu's climate