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About Jalag Jagher Village

Jalag Jagher is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 166 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalag Jagher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalag Jagher village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 173223
Area (hectares) 316 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 166
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalag Jagher compares

By the 2011 count Jalag Jagher is the 68th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 316 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Jalag Jagher

Jalag Jagher is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalag Jagher as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jalag Jagher from other places

Jalag Jagher lies about 30 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 18 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 Jalag Jagher
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 12 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 18 km
Nearest town Solan 20 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 30 km

Villages closest to Jalag Jagher

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajgarh 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 Jalag Jagher

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalag Jagher village had a population of 311. That makes it the 68th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Jalag Jagher village has 166 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalag Jagher has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Jalag Jagher is 173223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalag Jagher covers 316 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jalag Jagher falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jalag Jagher is Salogra, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jalag Jagher.

Jalag Jagher is about 30 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalag Jagher is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 12 km away. Salogra is about 18 km away. Solan is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rori (under 2 km), Palashala (2.4 km) and Ritab Pal (2.4 km).

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

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