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About Taur Jagar Village

Taur Jagar is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 142 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,204 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taur Jagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taur Jagar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Dharmpur
Pincode 175040
Area (hectares) 82.13 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 142
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,204
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taur Jagar compares

By the 2011 count Taur Jagar is the 50th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 82.13 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1126.

Getting to Taur Jagar

Taur Jagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taur Jagar 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 Taur Jagar from other places

Taur Jagar lies about 63 km from Mandi. 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 Taur Jagar
Tehsil headquarters Dharmpur 16 km
Nearest town Shimla 31 km
District headquarters Mandi 63 km

Villages closest to Taur Jagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharmpur 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 Taur Jagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Taur Jagar village had a population of 313. That makes it the 50th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Taur Jagar village has 142 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taur Jagar has about 1204 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Taur Jagar is 175040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taur Jagar covers 82.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taur Jagar falls under Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Taur Jagar notes the nearest railway station 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 Taur Jagar.

Taur Jagar is about 63 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taur Jagar is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Dharmpur is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 31 km away. Mandi is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khelag (under 2 km), Morila (3.7 km) and Samor (3.7 km).

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

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