About Jagain Village

Jagain is a small village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 88 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,284 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagain village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Harchakian
Pincode	176210
Area (hectares)	37.29 hectares
Population	201
Male Population	88
Female Population	113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,284
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagain compares

By the 2011 count Jagain is the 32nd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 37.29 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1124.

Getting to Jagain

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

Jagain lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Jagain
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	18 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harchakian	25 km
District headquarters	Kangra	25 km

Villages closest to Jagain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagain village had a population of 201. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Jagain village has 88 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagain has about 1284 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1124.

The pincode recorded for Jagain is 176210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagain covers 37.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jagain falls under Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jagain is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Jagain.

Jagain is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagain is in Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Harchakian is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.