# Jadoon Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Jadoon

Jadoon is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171213**. The 2011 Census counted **229 people in 52 households**, the 67th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 229people (2011)
- 52households
- 91.5%literacy
- 171213PIN code

## Jadoon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jadoon is 171213.** Jadoon falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171213
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023981

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Jadoon from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)44 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)64 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)24 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Jadoon?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Jadoon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkanda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jadoon known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Jadoon

Of every 100 households in Jadoon in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Jadoon · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%**

**26%

Use banking services ****96%**

**87%

Television ****90%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**9%

None of these assets ****8%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**87%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Jadoon?

■ Jadoon · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.5%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**935

Working population ****82.1%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 89.3% for women. 82% of men and 82% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 185 (98%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kumharsain

- Shela245 people
- Bhuna242 people
- Janjeli240 people
- Ahar234 people
- Sakundi Chimla228 people
- Dakolu227 people
- Damaur227 people
- Bhalari222 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jadoon?171213
- How far is Jadoon from Shimla?64 km by road
- What is the population of Jadoon?229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jadoon in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jadoon?91.5% (Census 2011)