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About Jugial Village

Jugial is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 200 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jugial Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jugial village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184148
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 200
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
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 Jugial compares

By the 2011 count Jugial is the 107th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Jugial

Jugial is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jugial 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 Jugial from other places

Jugial lies about 35 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 20 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 Jugial
Nearest railway station Chak Dayala 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 23 km
Nearest town Sāmba 24 km
District headquarters Kathua 35 km

Villages closest to Jugial

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jugial village had a population of 372. That makes it the 107th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Jugial village has 200 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jugial has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Jugial is 184148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jugial covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jugial falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Jugial is Chak Dayala, about 20 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 <5 km distance for Jugial.

Jugial is about 35 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jugial is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chak Dayala is about 20 km away. Hiranagar is about 23 km away. Sāmba is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Allu Chak (under 2 km), Balaahr (under 2 km) and Balahn Bala (under 2 km).

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

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