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About Jagial Village

Jagial is a mid sized village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 515, made up of 265 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagial Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagial village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181202
Area (hectares) 199.5 hectares
Population 515
Male Population 265
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagial compares

By the 2011 count Jagial is the 146th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 199.5 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Jagial

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

Jagial lies about 26 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 14 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 Jagial
Nearest town Akhnūr 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 26 km
District headquarters Jammu 26 km

Villages closest to Jagial

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.

Common questions about Jagial

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagial village had a population of 515. That makes it the 146th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Jagial village has 265 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagial has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Jagial is 181202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagial covers 199.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jagial falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Jagial is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jagial.

Jagial is about 26 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagial is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Akhnūr is about 8.7 km away. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra is about 14 km away. Akhnoor is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rahani Jagwal (under 2 km), Pian (under 2 km) and Balgara (2.1 km).

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

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