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About Jug Village

Jug is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 37 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jug Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jug village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 17 hectares
Population 70
Male Population 37
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
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 Jug compares

By the 2011 count Jug is the 309th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 17 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 Jug

Jug is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jug 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 Jug from other places

Jug lies about 29 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 29 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 Jug
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 29 km
District headquarters Shimla 29 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 29 km

Villages closest to Jug

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 Jug

As per the Census of India 2011, Jug village had a population of 70. That makes it the 309th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Jug village has 37 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jug has about 892 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 Jug is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jug covers 17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jug is Salogra, about 29 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 Jug.

Jug is about 29 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jug is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 29 km away. Shimla is about 29 km away. Salogra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jugar (under 2 km), Mod (under 2 km) and Padhog (under 2 km).

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

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