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About Jharet Jagian Village

Jharet Jagian is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 146 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176064, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharet Jagian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharet Jagian village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dhira
Pincode 176064
Area (hectares) 104.91 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 146
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,144
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharet Jagian compares

By the 2011 count Jharet Jagian is the 18th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 104.91 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Jharet Jagian

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

Jharet Jagian lies about 4.6 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 2.1 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 Jharet Jagian
Nearest railway station Koparlahar 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 4.6 km
District headquarters Kangra 4.6 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 20 km

Villages closest to Jharet Jagian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhira 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 Jharet Jagian

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharet Jagian village had a population of 313. That makes it the 18th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Jharet Jagian village has 146 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharet Jagian has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Jharet Jagian is 176064. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharet Jagian covers 104.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jharet Jagian falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jharet Jagian is Koparlahar, about 2.1 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 village for Jharet Jagian.

Jharet Jagian is about 4.6 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharet Jagian is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 2.1 km away. Dhira is about 4.6 km away. Kangra is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alsehar (under 2 km), Chau Da Lahar (under 2 km) and Har (under 2 km).

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

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