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About Jhagtan Village

Jhagtan is a mid sized village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 521, made up of 252 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhagtan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhagtan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171216
Area (hectares) 305 hectares
Population 521
Male Population 252
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhagtan compares

By the 2011 count Jhagtan is the 15th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 305 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Jhagtan

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

Jhagtan lies about 61 km from Shimla. 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 Jhagtan
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 15 km
District headquarters Shimla 61 km

Villages closest to Jhagtan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhagtan village had a population of 521. That makes it the 15th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Jhagtan village has 252 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhagtan has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Jhagtan is 171216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhagtan covers 305 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhagtan falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Jhagtan 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 <5 km distance for Jhagtan.

Jhagtan is about 61 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhagtan is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarasali (1.7 km), Giltari (2.1 km) and Jhalta (2.2 km).

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

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