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About Kahal Jagesar Village

Kahal Jagesar is a large village in Gandoh tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,817, made up of 1,442 males and 1,375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 916.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kahal Jagesar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahal Jagesar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Gandoh
Pincode 182203
Area (hectares) 916.2 hectares
Population 2,817
Male Population 1,442
Female Population 1,375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kahal Jagesar compares

By the 2011 count Kahal Jagesar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 916.2 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Kahal Jagesar

Kahal Jagesar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kahal Jagesar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kahal Jagesar from other places

Kahal Jagesar lies about 7.3 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Sumber, about 43 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 Kahal Jagesar
Tehsil headquarters Gandoh 7.3 km
District headquarters Doda 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Sumber 43 km

Villages closest to Kahal Jagesar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gandoh 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 Kahal Jagesar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahal Jagesar village had a population of 2,817. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Kahal Jagesar village has 1,442 males and 1,375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahal Jagesar has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Kahal Jagesar is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kahal Jagesar covers 916.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kahal Jagesar falls under Gandoh tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kahal Jagesar is Sumber, about 43 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kahal Jagesar.

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

Kahal Jagesar is in Gandoh tehsil of Doda district. Gandoh is about 7.3 km away. Doda is about 7.3 km away. Sumber is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Almigangota (under 2 km), Beli Chinalra (under 2 km) and Chalri (under 2 km).

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

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