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About Jhagrara Village

Jhagrara is a mid sized village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 290 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 759 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhagrara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhagrara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176402
Area (hectares) 111.27 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 290
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 759
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhagrara compares

By the 2011 count Jhagrara is the 54th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 111.27 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Jhagrara

Jhagrara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhagrara 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhagrara from other places

Jhagrara lies about 54 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandrori, about 3.5 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 Jhagrara
Tehsil headquarters Indora 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Kandrori 3.5 km
Nearest town Mamun 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 54 km

Villages closest to Jhagrara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhagrara village had a population of 510. That makes it the 54th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Jhagrara village has 290 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhagrara has about 759 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Jhagrara is 176402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhagrara covers 111.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhagrara falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhagrara is Kandrori, about 3.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhagrara.

Jhagrara is about 54 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhagrara is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Indora is about 3.0 km away. Kandrori is about 3.5 km away. Mamun is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raja Khas (under 2 km), Dah (2.5 km) and Kulara (2.6 km).

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

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