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About Jagti Village

Jagti is a large village in Jammu tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,539, made up of 1,856 males and 1,683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2081.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagti village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Jammu
Pincode 181221
Area (hectares) 2081.7 hectares
Population 3,539
Male Population 1,856
Female Population 1,683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagti compares

By the 2011 count Jagti is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 918 residents. Its 2081.7 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Jagti

Jagti is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jagti as Available within 10+ 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 Jagti from other places

Jagti lies about 8.7 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bajalta, about 7.4 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 Jagti
Nearest railway station Bajalta 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jammu 8.7 km

Villages closest to Jagti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagti village had a population of 3,539. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 918 residents.

Jagti village has 1,856 males and 1,683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagti has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Jagti is 181221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagti covers 2081.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jagti falls under Jammu tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Jagti is Bajalta, about 7.4 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 10+ km distance for Jagti.

Jagti is about 8.7 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagti is in Jammu tehsil of Jammu district. Bajalta is about 7.4 km away. Jammu is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagrota (1.8 km), Kamini (1.9 km) and Dhami (2.2 km).

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

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