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About Jagwatan Village

Jagwatan is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 190, made up of 95 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagwatan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagwatan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 190
Male Population 95
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagwatan compares

By the 2011 count Jagwatan is the 97th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Jagwatan

Jagwatan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jagwatan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jagwatan from other places

Jagwatan lies about 33 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 53 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 Jagwatan
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 7.6 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 32 km
District headquarters Mandi 33 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 53 km

Villages closest to Jagwatan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagwatan village had a population of 190. That makes it the 97th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Jagwatan village has 95 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagwatan has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Jagwatan is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagwatan covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jagwatan falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jagwatan is Summer Hill, about 53 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jagwatan.

Jagwatan is about 33 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagwatan is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 7.6 km away. Sundarnagar is about 32 km away. Mandi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chet (under 2 km), Malar (2.0 km) and Dadaun (2.0 km).

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

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