About Jamu Village

Jamu is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 71 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Seoni
Pincode	171103
Area (hectares)	55.35 hectares
Population	134
Male Population	71
Female Population	63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamu compares

By the 2011 count Jamu is the 108th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 55.35 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1036.

Getting to Jamu

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

Jamu lies about 18 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 17 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 Jamu
Tehsil headquarters	Seoni	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	17 km
District headquarters	Shimla	18 km

Villages closest to Jamu

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.

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Common questions about Jamu

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamu village had a population of 134. That makes it the 108th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Jamu village has 71 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamu has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Jamu is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamu covers 55.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jamu is Summer Hill, about 17 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 Jamu.

Jamu is about 18 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamu is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 3.1 km away. Summer Hill is about 17 km away. Shimla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.