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About Jagni Jar Village

Jagni Jar is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 58 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176096, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagni Jar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagni Jar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176096
Area (hectares) 89.15 hectares
Population 123
Male Population 58
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jagni Jar compares

By the 2011 count Jagni Jar is the 153rd largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 89.15 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Jagni Jar

Jagni Jar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jagni Jar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Jagni Jar from other places

Jagni Jar lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 4.8 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 Jagni Jar
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 4.8 km
District headquarters Kangra 12 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 33 km

Villages closest to Jagni Jar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaisinghpur 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 Jagni Jar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagni Jar village had a population of 123. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Jagni Jar village has 58 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagni Jar has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Jagni Jar is 176096. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagni Jar covers 89.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jagni Jar falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jagni Jar is Jawalamukhi Road, about 4.8 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 for Jagni Jar.

Jagni Jar is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagni Jar is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 4.8 km away. Kangra is about 12 km away. Dharamsala is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kachhal Bhadarian (4.5 km), Guhan (7.3 km) and Gharun (7.5 km).

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

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