About Jugar Village

Jugar is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 61 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jugar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jugar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171012
Area (hectares)	59 hectares
Population	114
Male Population	61
Female Population	53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	869
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jugar compares

By the 2011 count Jugar is the 211th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 Jugar

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

Jugar 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 Jugar
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	29 km
District headquarters	Shimla	29 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	29 km

Villages closest to Jugar

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 Jugar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jugar village had a population of 114. That makes it the 211th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Jugar village has 61 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jugar has about 869 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 Jugar is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jugar covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Jugar 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jugar.

Jugar 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.

Jugar 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.