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About Jagehr Village

Jagehr is a small village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 60 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Harchakian
Pincode 176210
Area (hectares) 59.22 hectares
Population 123
Male Population 60
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagehr compares

By the 2011 count Jagehr is the 43rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 59.22 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1124.

Getting to Jagehr

Jagehr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jagehr 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jagehr from other places

Jagehr lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 13 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 Jagehr
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Harchakian 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 24 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 32 km

Villages closest to Jagehr

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.

Common questions about Jagehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagehr village had a population of 123. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Jagehr village has 60 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagehr has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1124.

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

Jagehr covers 59.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jagehr is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jagehr.

Jagehr is about 24 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagehr is in Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 13 km away. Harchakian is about 24 km away. Kangra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nera (11 km), Simbal Balla (12 km) and Pargor Khas (13 km).

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

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