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About Jawag Chhamrog Village

Jawag Chhamrog is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 86 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jawag Chhamrog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jawag Chhamrog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171226
Area (hectares) 55.26 hectares
Population 160
Male Population 86
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jawag Chhamrog compares

By the 2011 count Jawag Chhamrog is the 77th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 55.26 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 945.

Getting to Jawag Chhamrog

Jawag Chhamrog is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jawag Chhamrog as Available within village. 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 Jawag Chhamrog from other places

Jawag Chhamrog lies about 32 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 30 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 Jawag Chhamrog
Tehsil headquarters Chaupal 14 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 30 km
Nearest town Solan 32 km
District headquarters Shimla 32 km

Villages closest to Jawag Chhamrog

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chaupal 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 Jawag Chhamrog

As per the Census of India 2011, Jawag Chhamrog village had a population of 160. That makes it the 77th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Jawag Chhamrog village has 86 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jawag Chhamrog has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Jawag Chhamrog is 171226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jawag Chhamrog covers 55.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jawag Chhamrog falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jawag Chhamrog is Salogra, about 30 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jawag Chhamrog.

Jawag Chhamrog is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jawag Chhamrog is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 14 km away. Salogra is about 30 km away. Solan is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohan Jotla (2.5 km), Kauhrala (2.8 km) and Barkoli (2.8 km).

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

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