About Jagwal Village

Jagwal is a mid sized village in Majalta tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 673, made up of 372 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 809 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagwal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Udhampur
Tehsil	Majalta
Pincode	182117
Area (hectares)	206.8 hectares
Population	673
Male Population	372
Female Population	301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	809
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jagwal compares

By the 2011 count Jagwal is the 32nd largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents. Its 206.8 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 885.

Getting to Jagwal

Jagwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jagwal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jagwal from other places

Jagwal lies about 33 km from Udhampur, 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 Jagwal
Nearest town	Akhnūr	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Majalta	33 km
District headquarters	Udhampur	33 km

Villages closest to Jagwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagwal village had a population of 673. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents.

Jagwal village has 372 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagwal has about 809 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 885.

The pincode recorded for Jagwal is 182117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagwal covers 206.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jagwal falls under Majalta tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Jagwal is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jagwal.

Jagwal is about 33 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagwal is in Majalta tehsil of Udhampur district. Akhnūr is about 8.7 km away. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra is about 14 km away. Majalta is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.