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About Jaguni Village

Jaguni is a mid sized village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 741, made up of 362 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 560.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaguni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaguni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172201
Area (hectares) 560.33 hectares
Population 741
Male Population 362
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaguni compares

By the 2011 count Jaguni is the 23rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 560.33 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Jaguni

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

Jaguni lies about 59 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 Jaguni
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 4.0 km
District headquarters Shimla 59 km

Villages closest to Jaguni

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 Jaguni

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaguni village had a population of 741. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Jaguni village has 362 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaguni has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Jaguni is 172201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaguni covers 560.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Jaguni 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 Jaguni.

Jaguni is about 59 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaguni is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 4.0 km away. Shimla is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thana (under 2 km), Karai (under 2 km) and Karali (under 2 km).

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

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