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About Kachhal Jagian Village

Kachhal Jagian is a mid sized village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,188, made up of 569 males and 619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176095, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachhal Jagian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachhal Jagian village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176095
Area (hectares) 77.49 hectares
Population 1,188
Male Population 569
Female Population 619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kachhal Jagian compares

By the 2011 count Kachhal Jagian is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 77.49 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Kachhal Jagian

Kachhal Jagian is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kachhal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kachhal Jagian from other places

Kachhal Jagian lies about 57 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Kachhal Jagian
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 20 km
Nearest town Mandi 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 57 km

Villages closest to Kachhal Jagian

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 Kachhal Jagian

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachhal Jagian village had a population of 1,188. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Kachhal Jagian village has 569 males and 619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachhal Jagian has about 1088 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 Kachhal Jagian is 176095. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachhal Jagian covers 77.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kachhal Jagian falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kachhal Jagian is Buffer Stop, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kachhal Jagian.

Kachhal Jagian is about 57 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kachhal Jagian is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 20 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaglal (under 2 km), Dalu (under 2 km) and Halon Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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