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About Jagiyar Village

Jagiyar is a mid sized village in Baramulla tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,694, made up of 840 males and 854 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.8 hectares hectares.

Jagiyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagiyar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Baramulla
Area (hectares) 87.8 hectares
Population 1,694
Male Population 840
Female Population 854
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagiyar compares

By the 2011 count Jagiyar is the 17th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,862 residents. Its 87.8 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Jagiyar

Jagiyar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jagiyar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jagiyar from other places

Jagiyar lies about 13 km from Baramula. 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 Jagiyar
Nearest town Sopur 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Baramulla 13 km
District headquarters Baramula 13 km

Villages closest to Jagiyar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagiyar village had a population of 1,694. That makes it the 17th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,862 residents.

Jagiyar village has 840 males and 854 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagiyar has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Jagiyar covers 87.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jagiyar falls under Baramulla tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Jagiyar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jagiyar.

Jagiyar is about 13 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagiyar is in Baramulla tehsil of Baramula district. Sopur is about 9.8 km away. Baramulla is about 13 km away. Baramula is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gantamulla Bala (2.9 km), Nawgam (4.8 km) and Nambalan (6.3 km).

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

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