Village · Solan, Solan # Jehar Jehar is a village in Solan sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173206. The 2011 Census counted 59 people in 11 households, the 306th largest of 472 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%. - 59 people (2011) - 11 households - 86.8% literacy - 173206 PIN code ## Jehar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jehar is 173206. Jehar falls in Solan sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173206 - Community development block Solan - Census village code 021847 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jehar from nearby towns? - Solan (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Solan (district HQ) 22 km by road - Sabathu (nearest town) 2 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jehar? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Jehar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Subathu - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Subathu - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Subathu - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Solan - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jehar known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and tomato. About 22% of the 12 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jehar Of every 100 households in Jehar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jehar · ■ Solan rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 98% - Toilet within the home 54% 77% - No toilet (open defecation) 46% 20% - Tap water 0% 82% - Drinking water within premises 0% 57% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 44% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 52% - Use banking services 91% 91% - Television 64% 83% - Mobile phone 82% 83% - Computer with internet 0% 4% - Two-wheeler 27% 18% - Car / jeep / van 0% 12% - None of these assets 0% 3% - Own their home 100% 76% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jehar? ■ Jehar · ■ Solan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 86.8% 86.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1107 950 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 500 941 - Working population 54.2% 51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.8% for men and 79.3% for women. 43% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1 (3%) · ■ Other work 2 (6%) · ■ Marginal 29 (91%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Solan - Shariana 60 people - Chawal 59 people - Gatoli 59 people - Jablti 59 people - Shanbar 59 people - Andi 58 people - Dhar 58 people - Dharara 58 people All 478 villages in Solan ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jehar? 173206 - How far is Jehar from Solan? 22 km by road - What is the population of Jehar? 59 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jehar in? Solan district (Solan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jehar? 86.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/solan/jehar-021847/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.