About Jadun Village

Jadun is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 136 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jadun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jadun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171201
Area (hectares)	131 hectares
Population	286
Male Population	136
Female Population	150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,103
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jadun compares

By the 2011 count Jadun is the 83rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Jadun

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

Jadun lies about 20 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 Jadun
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	7.3 km
District headquarters	Shimla	20 km

Villages closest to Jadun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Theog 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 Jadun

As per the Census of India 2011, Jadun village had a population of 286. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Jadun village has 136 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jadun has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Jadun is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jadun covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jadun falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Jadun 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 Jadun.

Jadun is about 20 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jadun is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 7.3 km away. Shimla is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.