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About Jadkot Village

Jadkot is a mid sized village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 628, made up of 345 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jadkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jadkot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chirgaon
Pincode 171208
Area (hectares) 388.81 hectares
Population 628
Male Population 345
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jadkot compares

By the 2011 count Jadkot is the 16th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 388.81 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 954.

Getting to Jadkot

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

Jadkot lies about 11 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 6.5 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 Jadkot
Nearest railway station Jutogh 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chirgaon 11 km
District headquarters Shimla 11 km

Villages closest to Jadkot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jadkot village had a population of 628. That makes it the 16th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Jadkot village has 345 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jadkot has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Jadkot is 171208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jadkot covers 388.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jadkot falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jadkot is Jutogh, about 6.5 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 <5 km distance for Jadkot.

Jadkot is about 11 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jadkot is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 6.5 km away. Chirgaon is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathla (1.5 km), Kamraun (4.7 km) and Tikri (5.3 km).

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

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