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About Mewag Jon Village

Mewag Jon is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 127 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mewag Jon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mewag Jon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 173101
Area (hectares) 158.47 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 127
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mewag Jon compares

By the 2011 count Mewag Jon is the 91st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 158.47 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Mewag Jon

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

Mewag Jon lies about 19 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 20 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 Mewag Jon
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 2.2 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 19 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 20 km
Nearest town Solan 20 km

Villages closest to Mewag Jon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajgarh 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 Mewag Jon

As per the Census of India 2011, Mewag Jon village had a population of 250. That makes it the 91st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Mewag Jon village has 127 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mewag Jon has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Mewag Jon is 173101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mewag Jon covers 158.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mewag Jon falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mewag Jon is Salogra, about 20 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 Mewag Jon.

Mewag Jon is about 19 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mewag Jon is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 2.2 km away. Sirmaur is about 19 km away. Salogra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagar Panoti (under 2 km), Korab Bagna (under 2 km) and Salana (under 2 km).

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

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