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About Jagjit Nagar Village

Jagjit Nagar is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 89 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 742 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagjit Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagjit Nagar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173225
Area (hectares) 48 hectares
Population 155
Male Population 89
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 742
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagjit Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Jagjit Nagar is the 37th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 48 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Jagjit Nagar

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

Jagjit Nagar lies about 38 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Mianpur, about 13 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 Jagjit Nagar
Nearest town Baddi 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Mianpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 23 km
District headquarters Solan 38 km

Villages closest to Jagjit Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krishangarh 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 Jagjit Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagjit Nagar village had a population of 155. That makes it the 37th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Jagjit Nagar village has 89 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagjit Nagar has about 742 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Jagjit Nagar is 173225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagjit Nagar covers 48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jagjit Nagar falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jagjit Nagar is Mianpur, about 13 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 village for Jagjit Nagar.

Jagjit Nagar is about 38 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagjit Nagar is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 9.4 km away. Mianpur is about 13 km away. Krishangarh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thapal (8.0 km), Majra (8.2 km) and Kyarta (9.6 km).

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

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