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About Jaddog Village

Jaddog is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 8 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaddog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaddog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 11.95 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 8
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,500
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaddog compares

By the 2011 count Jaddog is the 465th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 11.95 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Jaddog

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

Jaddog lies about 25 km from Shimla. 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 Jaddog
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 25 km
District headquarters Shimla 25 km

Villages closest to Jaddog

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 Jaddog

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaddog village had a population of 20. That makes it the 465th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Jaddog village has 8 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaddog has about 1500 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Jaddog is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaddog covers 11.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Jaddog notes the nearest railway station 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 Jaddog.

Jaddog is about 25 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaddog is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 25 km away. Shimla is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shanahan (2.4 km), Majhthai (3.5 km) and Saunthal (3.5 km).

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

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