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About Jhaog Village

Jhaog is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 50, made up of 28 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 786 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhaog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhaog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171303
Area (hectares) 14 hectares
Population 50
Male Population 28
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 786
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhaog compares

By the 2011 count Jhaog is the 316th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 14 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 989.

Getting to Jhaog

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

Jhaog lies about 45 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 28 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 Jhaog
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 28 km
Nearest town Shimla 29 km
District headquarters Mandi 45 km

Villages closest to Jhaog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhaog village had a population of 50. That makes it the 316th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Jhaog village has 28 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhaog has about 786 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Jhaog is 171303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhaog covers 14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhaog falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhaog is Summer Hill, about 28 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 <5 km distance for Jhaog.

Jhaog is about 45 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhaog is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 4.0 km away. Summer Hill is about 28 km away. Shimla is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahog (under 2 km), Chindi (under 2 km) and D P F Chindi (under 2 km).

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

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