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About Shuru Jagir Village

Shuru Jagir is a mid sized village in Khansahib tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 714, made up of 371 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shuru Jagir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shuru Jagir village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Khansahib
Pincode 191111
Area (hectares) 91.9 hectares
Population 714
Male Population 371
Female Population 343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shuru Jagir compares

By the 2011 count Shuru Jagir is the 48th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 91.9 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Shuru Jagir

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

Shuru Jagir lies about 7.3 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, about 10 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 Shuru Jagir
Tehsil headquarters Khansahib 4.0 km
District headquarters Badgam 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Badgam station 10 km
Nearest town Soyībug 14 km

Villages closest to Shuru Jagir

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khansahib 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 Shuru Jagir

As per the Census of India 2011, Shuru Jagir village had a population of 714. That makes it the 48th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Shuru Jagir village has 371 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shuru Jagir has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Shuru Jagir is 191111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shuru Jagir covers 91.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shuru Jagir falls under Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Shuru Jagir is Badgam station, about 10 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 Shuru Jagir.

Shuru Jagir is about 7.3 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shuru Jagir is in Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district. Khansahib is about 4.0 km away. Badgam is about 7.3 km away. Badgam station is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nunar (under 2 km), Shamas Abad (under 2 km) and Yaga Bug (under 2 km).

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

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