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About Jiragadh Village

Jiragadh is a mid sized village in Jodiya tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 927, made up of 459 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1329.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 361220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiragadh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiragadh village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Jamnagar
Tehsil Jodiya
Pincode 361220
Area (hectares) 1329.94 hectares
Population 927
Male Population 459
Female Population 468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jiragadh compares

By the 2011 count Jiragadh is the 32nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents. Its 1329.94 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Jiragadh

Jiragadh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jiragadh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Jiragadh from other places

Jiragadh lies about 47 km from Jamnagar, and the nearest railway station is Navlakhi, about 24 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 Jiragadh
Tehsil headquarters Jodiya 15 km
Nearest town Dhrol 19 km
Nearest railway station Navlakhi 24 km
District headquarters Jamnagar 47 km

Villages closest to Jiragadh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiragadh village had a population of 927. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents.

Jiragadh village has 459 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiragadh has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Jiragadh is 361220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jiragadh covers 1329.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jiragadh falls under Jodiya tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Jiragadh is Navlakhi, about 24 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 10+ km distance for Jiragadh.

Jiragadh is about 47 km from Jamnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiragadh is in Jodiya tehsil of Jamnagar district. Jodiya is about 15 km away. Dhrol is about 19 km away. Navlakhi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balambha (under 2 km), Morana (5.8 km) and Tarana (5.9 km).

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

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