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About Jaghori Village

Jaghori is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 121 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaghori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaghori village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172101
Area (hectares) 315.85 hectares
Population 248
Male Population 121
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaghori compares

By the 2011 count Jaghori is the 95th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 315.85 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 962.

Getting to Jaghori

Jaghori is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jaghori as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Jaghori from other places

Jaghori lies about 34 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 Jaghori
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 24 km
District headquarters Shimla 34 km

Villages closest to Jaghori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaghori village had a population of 248. That makes it the 95th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Jaghori village has 121 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaghori has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Jaghori is 172101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaghori covers 315.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaghori falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Jaghori notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jaghori.

Jaghori is about 34 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaghori is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 24 km away. Shimla is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thanadhar (5.1 km), Uchi (5.7 km) and Bajwa (7.2 km).

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

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