Jahu (also called Jahu Bhoranj) is a village panchayat in Bhoranj tehsil, of the Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, India. Jahu is on a trijunction of Hamirpur, Bilaspur and Mandi districts.
The people of Jahu use Hindi and Pahadi language for communication.
Agriculture is the major economic driver of Jahu, however people are also involved in manufacturing and various trading businesses. Fishing is also an economy driver of Jahu.
Jahu is an emerging small town. The nearest major town is Sarkaghat. Bhota is west, and Jahu is east of Hamipur, and from Shimla,
To the north, is Palampur, to the east, is Rewalsar Lake (see also Rewalsar, India), and to the west is Hoshiarpur.
Jahu Khurd is south.
Big cities close to Jahu are Hamirpur, west, Sundarnagar at , Mandi at , and Nangal at . Talai is northwest, Ghumarwin is south. Jogindernagar is north. Bilaspur is southwest, as Pandoh, by Pandoh Dam, is northeast.
Several tehsils are near Jahu. To the west is Hamirpur Tehsil, and to the south Ghumarwin, to the south east Baldwara Tehsil, and to the south is Bijhri Tehsil, and to the north are Bamson Tehsil and Dharampur Tehsil.
Kangana Ranaut, a Bollywood actress, did her primary education in Bhambla near Jahu.
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.
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. Buses are also available at specific timings to major cities like Dharamshala, Shimla, Chandigarh and Manali .
People of Jahu are friendly and helpful. Jahu has a well developed infrastructure but during the Flood in 2014, a bridge on the Seer Khad collapsed, and three people were washed downstream.