Country India District Hamirpur Talukas Bhoranj Elevation 1,189 m | State Himachal Pradesh Village Jahu Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Population 2,663 (2011) | |
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Jahu (also Jahu Bhoranj, and Jahu Hamirpur) is a village panchayat, of Bhoranj block, Bhoranj tehsil, of the Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh, in India,. Hamirpur is one of twelve districts in Himachal Pradesh.
Contents
- Map of Jahu Himachal Pradesh 176048
- Economy
- The area nearby cities
- Nearby tehsils
- People from Jahu
- The Area
- Access to and from
- Other information
- Jahu Indian Army Soldiers
- References
Map of Jahu, Himachal Pradesh 176048
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. Fishing is also an economic driver,.
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,
TO the north 103 kilometers is Palampur. Twenty-five kilometers to 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,.
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 Seer Khad flows into the Sutlej.
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)