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About Jablog Village

Jablog is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 78 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171008, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jablog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jablog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171008
Area (hectares) 30 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 78
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jablog compares

By the 2011 count Jablog is the 166th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 30 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 987.

Getting to Jablog

Jablog is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jablog 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jablog from other places

Jablog lies about 6.0 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 2.6 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 Jablog
Nearest railway station Jutogh 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 6.0 km
District headquarters Shimla 6.0 km

Villages closest to Jablog

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Jablog

As per the Census of India 2011, Jablog village had a population of 147. That makes it the 166th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Jablog village has 78 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jablog has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Jablog is 171008. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jablog covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jablog falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jablog is Jutogh, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jablog.

Jablog is about 6.0 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jablog is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 2.6 km away. Shimla Rural is about 6.0 km away. Shimla is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Mehduda Mehfuja Jablog (under 2 km), Fatenchi (under 2 km) and Barohi (under 2 km).

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

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