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About Gin Jagana Village

Gin Jagana is a small village in Dadahu tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 83, made up of 34 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,441 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gin Jagana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gin Jagana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Dadahu
Pincode 173022
Area (hectares) 143 hectares
Population 83
Male Population 34
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,441
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 Gin Jagana compares

By the 2011 count Gin Jagana is the 60th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 242 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 1006.

Getting to Gin Jagana

Gin Jagana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gin Jagana 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 Gin Jagana from other places

Gin Jagana lies about 10 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 32 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 Gin Jagana
District headquarters Sirmaur 10 km
Nearest town Nāhan 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dadahu 15 km
Nearest railway station Barog 32 km

Villages closest to Gin Jagana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dadahu 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 Gin Jagana

As per the Census of India 2011, Gin Jagana village had a population of 83. That makes it the 60th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 242 residents.

Gin Jagana village has 34 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gin Jagana has about 1441 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Gin Jagana is 173022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gin Jagana covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gin Jagana falls under Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gin Jagana is Barog, about 32 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 Gin Jagana.

Gin Jagana is about 10 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gin Jagana is in Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district. Sirmaur is about 10 km away. Nāhan is about 14 km away. Dadahu is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawar (under 2 km), Matlana (under 2 km) and Runja Chanar (under 2 km).

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

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