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About Jaga Village

Jaga is a mid sized village in Jamnagar tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,230, made up of 631 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1567.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 361130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaga village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Jamnagar
Tehsil Jamnagar
Pincode 361130
Area (hectares) 1567.59 hectares
Population 1,230
Male Population 631
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaga compares

By the 2011 count Jaga is the 60th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents. Its 1567.59 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Jaga

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

Jaga lies about under 2 km from Jamnagar. 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 Jaga
Tehsil headquarters Jamnagar under 2 km

Villages closest to Jaga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaga village had a population of 1,230. That makes it the 60th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents.

Jaga village has 631 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaga has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Jaga is 361130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaga covers 1567.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaga falls under Jamnagar tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The census record for Jaga 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 Jaga.

Jaga is about under 2 km from Jamnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaga is in Jamnagar tehsil of Jamnagar district. Jamnagar is about under 2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamnagar (under 2 km), Nava Nagna (under 2 km) and Hapa (5.2 km).

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

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