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About Jamgarh Village

Jamgarh is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 77, made up of 39 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamgarh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177114
Area (hectares) 64.86 hectares
Population 77
Male Population 39
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
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 Jamgarh compares

By the 2011 count Jamgarh is the 256th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 64.86 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Jamgarh

Jamgarh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jamgarh 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 Jamgarh from other places

Jamgarh lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chintpurni Marg, about 20 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 Jamgarh
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Chintpurni Marg 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 30 km
Nearest town Talwāra 34 km

Villages closest to Jamgarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Jamgarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamgarh village had a population of 77. That makes it the 256th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Jamgarh village has 39 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamgarh has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Jamgarh is 177114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamgarh covers 64.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamgarh falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamgarh is Chintpurni Marg, about 20 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 Jamgarh.

Jamgarh is about 30 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamgarh is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 5.8 km away. Chintpurni Marg is about 20 km away. Kangra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garh (under 2 km), Pragpur (under 2 km) and Naleti (under 2 km).

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

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