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About Jurgehr Village

Jurgehr is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 234 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jurgehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jurgehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176056
Area (hectares) 36.05 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 234
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jurgehr compares

By the 2011 count Jurgehr is the 55th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 36.05 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Jurgehr

The census records public bus service for Jurgehr 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jurgehr from other places

Jurgehr lies about 8.2 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about under 2 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 Jurgehr
Nearest railway station Samloti under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 2.7 km
District headquarters Kangra 8.2 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 13 km

Villages closest to Jurgehr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Jurgehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Jurgehr village had a population of 470. That makes it the 55th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Jurgehr village has 234 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jurgehr has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Jurgehr is 176056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jurgehr covers 36.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jurgehr falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jurgehr is Samloti, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jurgehr.

Jurgehr is about 8.2 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jurgehr is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about under 2 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 2.7 km away. Kangra is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jasor (under 2 km), Sunehr (1.5 km) and Kachhrehr (1.6 km).

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

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