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About Jong Village

Jong is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 149, made up of 81 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jong village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 121.07 hectares
Population 149
Male Population 81
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jong compares

By the 2011 count Jong is the 195th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 121.07 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Jong

Jong is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jong as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Jhaog, Jharandi, Jikhri and Jingal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jong

As per the Census of India 2011, Jong village had a population of 149. That makes it the 195th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Jong village has 81 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jong has about 840 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 Jong is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jong covers 121.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Jong notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Jong is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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