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About Jagra Village

Jagra is a mid sized village in Ichak tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 308 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Ichak
Pincode 825405
Area (hectares) 76.68 hectares
Population 580
Male Population 308
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
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 Jagra compares

By the 2011 count Jagra is the 58th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,282 residents. Its 76.68 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Jagra

Jagra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jagra 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 Jagra from other places

Jagra lies about 17 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Padma, about 17 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 Jagra
Tehsil headquarters Ichak 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Padma 17 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 17 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 17 km

Villages closest to Jagra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagra village had a population of 580. That makes it the 58th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,282 residents.

Jagra village has 308 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagra has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Jagra is 825405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagra covers 76.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jagra falls under Ichak tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jagra is Padma, about 17 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 Jagra.

Jagra is about 17 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagra is in Ichak tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Ichak is about 5.1 km away. Padma is about 17 km away. Hazaribagh is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jogidih (under 2 km), Barka Khurd (under 2 km) and Doi (under 2 km).

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

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