About Janjog Village

Janjog is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 673, made up of 353 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 452 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janjog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janjog village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	452 hectares
Population	673
Male Population	353
Female Population	320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Janjog compares

By the 2011 count Janjog is the 38th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 452 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Janjog

Janjog is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Janjog as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Janjog from other places

Janjog lies about 33 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 71 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Janjog
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	33 km
District headquarters	Chamba	33 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	71 km

Villages closest to Janjog

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chaurah tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Janjog

As per the Census of India 2011, Janjog village had a population of 673. That makes it the 38th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Janjog village has 353 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janjog has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Janjog is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Janjog covers 452 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Janjog falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Janjog is Nurpur Road, about 71 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Janjog.

Janjog is about 33 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janjog is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 33 km away. Chamba is about 33 km away. Nurpur Road is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.