About Jaghun Village

Jaghun is a mid sized village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 583, made up of 278 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaghun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaghun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173221
Area (hectares)	338.8 hectares
Population	583
Male Population	278
Female Population	305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,097
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaghun compares

By the 2011 count Jaghun is the 15th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 338.8 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1020.

Getting to Jaghun

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

Jaghun lies about 24 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 2.0 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 Jaghun
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	2.0 km
Nearest town	Shimla	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	17 km
District headquarters	Solan	24 km

Villages closest to Jaghun

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.

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Common questions about Jaghun

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaghun village had a population of 583. That makes it the 15th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Jaghun village has 278 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaghun has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Jaghun covers 338.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Jaghun is Summer Hill, about 2.0 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 10+ km distance for Jaghun.

Jaghun 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.

Jaghun is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Summer Hill is about 2.0 km away. Shimla is about 3.5 km away. Arki is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.