About Jaog Village

Jaog is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 32 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaog village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171011
Area (hectares)	26.46 hectares
Population	65
Male Population	32
Female Population	33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaog compares

By the 2011 count Jaog is the 328th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 26.46 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Jaog

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

Jaog lies about 7.5 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 3.4 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 Jaog
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	7.5 km
District headquarters	Shimla	7.5 km

Villages closest to Jaog

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.

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Common questions about Jaog

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaog village had a population of 65. That makes it the 328th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Jaog village has 32 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaog has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Jaog covers 26.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jaog is Jutogh, about 3.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jaog.

Jaog is about 7.5 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaog is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 3.4 km away. Shimla Rural is about 7.5 km away. Shimla is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.