About Gurah Jagir Village

Gurah Jagir is a large village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,880, made up of 1,955 males and 1,925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 915 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurah Jagir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurah Jagir village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Akhnoor
Pincode	181201
Area (hectares)	915 hectares
Population	3,880
Male Population	1,955
Female Population	1,925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurah Jagir compares

By the 2011 count Gurah Jagir is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 915 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Gurah Jagir

Gurah Jagir is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gurah Jagir as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gurah Jagir from other places

Gurah Jagir lies about 14 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 8.8 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 Gurah Jagir
Nearest railway station	Bari Brahman	8.8 km
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akhnoor	14 km
District headquarters	Jammu	14 km

Villages closest to Gurah Jagir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurah Jagir village had a population of 3,880. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Gurah Jagir village has 1,955 males and 1,925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurah Jagir has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Gurah Jagir is 181201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurah Jagir covers 915 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurah Jagir falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Gurah Jagir is Bari Brahman, about 8.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gurah Jagir.

Gurah Jagir is about 14 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurah Jagir is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 8.8 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 12 km away. Akhnoor is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.