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About Jangal Pagog Village

Jangal Pagog is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 29 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangal Pagog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangal Pagog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171001
Area (hectares) 22 hectares
Population 54
Male Population 29
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jangal Pagog compares

By the 2011 count Jangal Pagog is the 366th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 Pagog

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

How far is Jangal Pagog from other places

Jangal Pagog lies about 1.9 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 Pagog
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 1.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 1.9 km

Villages closest to Jangal Pagog

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 Pagog

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangal Pagog village had a population of 54. That makes it the 366th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Jangal Pagog village has 29 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangal Pagog has about 862 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 Pagog is 171001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangal Pagog covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Jangal Pagog notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jangal Pagog.

Jangal Pagog is about 1.9 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangal Pagog is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 1.9 km away. Shimla is about 1.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pagog (under 2 km), Gulchha (under 2 km) and Nagri (1.7 km).

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

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