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About Ajog Village

Ajog is a small village in Pangi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 57 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 737 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ajog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ajog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Pangi
Pincode 176323
Area (hectares) 18.59 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 57
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 737
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ajog compares

By the 2011 count Ajog is the 52nd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 314 residents. Its 18.59 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Ajog

Ajog is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ajog as Available within <5 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 Ajog from other places

Ajog lies about 26 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 Ajog
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 20 km
Nearest town Mamun 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Pangi 26 km
District headquarters Chamba 26 km

Villages closest to Ajog

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

Common questions about Ajog

As per the Census of India 2011, Ajog village had a population of 99. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 314 residents.

Ajog village has 57 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ajog has about 737 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Ajog is 176323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ajog covers 18.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ajog falls under Pangi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ajog is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ajog.

Ajog is about 26 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ajog is in Pangi tehsil of Chamba district. Nurpur Road is about 20 km away. Mamun is about 26 km away. Pangi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gahar Bindrabani (2.9 km), Dhar Chholagu (11 km) and Micham (15 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ajog today is likely to be higher.

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