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About Jugehr Village

Jugehr is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 148 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,345 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176092, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jugehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jugehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176092
Area (hectares) 32.2 hectares
Population 347
Male Population 148
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,345
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jugehr compares

By the 2011 count Jugehr is the 189th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 32.2 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Jugehr

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

How far is Jugehr from other places

Jugehr lies about 7.9 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 7.6 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 Jugehr
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 7.6 km
District headquarters Kangra 7.9 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 28 km

Villages closest to Jugehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jugehr village had a population of 347. That makes it the 189th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Jugehr village has 148 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jugehr has about 1345 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Jugehr is 176092. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jugehr covers 32.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jugehr falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jugehr is Kangra Mandir, about 7.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jugehr.

Jugehr is about 7.9 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jugehr is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Kangra Mandir is about 7.6 km away. Kangra is about 7.9 km away. Dharamsala 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 Behru (under 2 km), Gulabe Da Behru (under 2 km) and Sugre Da Behru (under 2 km).

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

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