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About Jaghana Village

Jaghana is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 103 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaghana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaghana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173221
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 103
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaghana compares

By the 2011 count Jaghana is the 88th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1020.

Getting to Jaghana

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

Jaghana lies about 24 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 11 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 Jaghana
Tehsil headquarters Arki 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 11 km
Nearest town Shimla 16 km
District headquarters Solan 24 km

Villages closest to Jaghana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaghana village had a population of 193. That makes it the 88th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Jaghana village has 103 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaghana has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Jaghana is 173221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaghana covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaghana falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jaghana is Jutogh, about 11 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 km distance for Jaghana.

Jaghana is about 24 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaghana is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 6.6 km away. Jutogh is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar Brahmanan (1.9 km), Dhar Jatan (1.9 km) and Dhar Saug (1.9 km).

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

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