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About Jagni Village

Jagni is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 58 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,534 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176054
Area (hectares) 100.37 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 58
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,534
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jagni compares

By the 2011 count Jagni is the 82nd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 100.37 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1091.

Getting to Jagni

Jagni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jagni as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jagni from other places

Jagni lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about 8.8 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 Jagni
Nearest railway station Harsar Dehri 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 16 km
Nearest town Talwāra 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 29 km

Villages closest to Jagni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagni village had a population of 147. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Jagni village has 58 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagni has about 1534 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Jagni is 176054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagni covers 100.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jagni falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jagni is Harsar Dehri, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jagni.

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

Jagni is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Harsar Dehri is about 8.8 km away. Baroh is about 16 km away. Talwāra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kiar (5.7 km), Nand (6.1 km) and Ratiar (8.7 km).

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

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