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About Jamog Village

Jamog is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 130 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171301
Area (hectares) 54.41 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 130
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamog compares

By the 2011 count Jamog is the 43rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 54.41 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Jamog

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

Jamog lies about 17 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 16 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 Jamog
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 16 km
District headquarters Shimla 17 km

Villages closest to Jamog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamog village had a population of 250. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Jamog village has 130 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamog has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Jamog is 171301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamog covers 54.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamog falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamog is Summer Hill, about 16 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 village for Jamog.

Jamog is about 17 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamog is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 3.2 km away. Summer Hill is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiranali (under 2 km), Paliyar I (under 2 km) and Paliyar Ii (under 2 km).

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

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