About Jagat Village

Jagat is a mid sized village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 884, made up of 471 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagat village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Brahmaur
Pincode	176315
Area (hectares)	404 hectares
Population	884
Male Population	471
Female Population	413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	877
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagat compares

By the 2011 count Jagat is the 6th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 404 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Jagat

Jagat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jagat as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jagat from other places

Jagat lies about 29 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 35 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 Jagat
Tehsil headquarters	Brahmaur	14 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	24 km
District headquarters	Chamba	29 km
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	35 km

Villages closest to Jagat

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

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Common questions about Jagat

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagat village had a population of 884. That makes it the 6th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Jagat village has 471 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagat has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Jagat is 176315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagat covers 404 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jagat falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jagat is Chamunda Marg, about 35 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jagat.

Jagat is about 29 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagat is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Brahmaur is about 14 km away. Dharamsala is about 24 km away. Chamba is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.