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About Jugahan Village

Jugahan is a mid sized village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 599, made up of 313 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jugahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jugahan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 175002
Area (hectares) 76.71 hectares
Population 599
Male Population 313
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jugahan compares

By the 2011 count Jugahan is the 47th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 76.71 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Jugahan

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

Jugahan lies about 17 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 48 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 Jugahan
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 3.4 km
District headquarters Mandi 17 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 48 km

Villages closest to Jugahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jugahan village had a population of 599. That makes it the 47th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Jugahan village has 313 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jugahan has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Jugahan is 175002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jugahan covers 76.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jugahan falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jugahan is Buffer Stop, about 48 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 Jugahan.

Jugahan is about 17 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jugahan is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 3.4 km away. Mandi is about 17 km away. Buffer Stop is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhatar (under 2 km), Dharanda (under 2 km) and Khilara (2.0 km).

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

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