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About Jangal Doyam Kag Village

Jangal Doyam Kag is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 72, made up of 41 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 756 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangal Doyam Kag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal Doyam Kag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 32 hectares
Population 72
Male Population 41
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 756
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangal Doyam Kag compares

By the 2011 count Jangal Doyam Kag is the 304th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 Jangal Doyam Kag

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

Jangal Doyam Kag lies about 12 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 Jangal Doyam Kag
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 12 km
District headquarters Shimla 12 km

Villages closest to Jangal Doyam Kag

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 Jangal Doyam Kag

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal Doyam Kag village had a population of 72. That makes it the 304th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Jangal Doyam Kag village has 41 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal Doyam Kag has about 756 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 Jangal Doyam Kag is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangal Doyam Kag covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jangal Doyam Kag falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Jangal Doyam Kag 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 Jangal Doyam Kag.

Jangal Doyam Kag is about 12 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangal Doyam Kag is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kag (under 2 km), Up Muhal Kyari (under 2 km) and Tarari (under 2 km).

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

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