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About Jagun Village

Jagun is a large village in Margherita tehsil, in the district of Tinsukia, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,139, made up of 1,669 males and 1,470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 786188, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagun village
Description Value
State Assam
District Tinsukia
Tehsil Margherita
Pincode 786188
Area (hectares) 334.9 hectares
Population 3,139
Male Population 1,669
Female Population 1,470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Jagun compares

By the 2011 count Jagun is the 16th largest of the 309 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 334.9 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Jagun

Jagun is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jagun 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jagun from other places

Jagun lies about 55 km from Tinsukia, and the nearest railway station is Ledo, about 19 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 Jagun
Nearest railway station Ledo 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Margherita 25 km
District headquarters Tinsukia 55 km

Villages closest to Jagun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagun village had a population of 3,139. That makes it the 16th largest of the 309 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Jagun village has 1,669 males and 1,470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagun has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Jagun is 786188. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagun covers 334.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jagun falls under Margherita tehsil of Tinsukia district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Jagun is Ledo, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jagun.

Jagun is about 55 km from Tinsukia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagun is in Margherita tehsil of Tinsukia district. Ledo is about 19 km away. Margherita is about 25 km away. Tinsukia is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagun Forest Village (under 2 km), Lakla Pathar N C (under 2 km) and Namphai Nc (4.6 km).

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

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