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About Jamlog Village

Jamlog is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 57 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamlog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamlog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 73.95 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 57
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamlog compares

By the 2011 count Jamlog is the 230th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 73.95 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 987.

Getting to Jamlog

Jamlog is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jamlog as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jamlog from other places

Jamlog lies about 14 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 10 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 Jamlog
Nearest railway station Jutogh 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 14 km

Villages closest to Jamlog

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 Jamlog

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamlog village had a population of 107. That makes it the 230th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Jamlog village has 57 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamlog has about 877 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 Jamlog is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamlog covers 73.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Jamlog is Jutogh, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jamlog.

Jamlog is about 14 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamlog is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 10 km away. Shimla Rural is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shakoh (under 2 km), Naloie (under 2 km) and Shekoh (under 2 km).

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

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