# Ahru Village, Jogindarnagar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jogindarnagar, Mandi 

# Ahru

Ahru is a village in Jogindarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175032**. The 2011 Census counted **253 people in 57 households**, the 101st largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.6%.

- 253people (2011)
- 57households
- 79.7%literacy
- 175032PIN code

## Ahru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ahru is 175032.** Ahru falls in Jogindarnagar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175032
- Community development blockChauntra
- Census village code013263

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ahru from nearby towns?

- Jogindarnagar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)63 km by road
- Jogindarnagar (nearest town)5 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ahru?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Ahru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Paidan
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Paidan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jogindarnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jogindarnagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ahru known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and barley**. About 22% of the 192 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ahru

Of every 100 households in Ahru in 2011, 100 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ahru · ■ Jogindarnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**66%

Use banking services ****93%**

**95%

Television ****58%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****14%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ahru?

■ Ahru · ■ Jogindarnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**81.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074**

**1053

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**909

Working population ****59.7%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 69.6% for women. 55% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (4%) · **■** Household industry 8 (5%) · **■** Other work 36 (24%) · **■** Marginal 52 (34%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jogindarnagar

- Jaun275 people
- Chimnu270 people
- Banogi258 people
- Langara258 people
- Kunkar250 people
- Gharon247 people
- Batnahr245 people
- Samohli242 people

[All 219 villages in Jogindarnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/jogindarnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ahru?175032
- How far is Ahru from Mandi?63 km by road
- What is the population of Ahru?253 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ahru in?Mandi district (Jogindarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ahru?79.7% (Census 2011)