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About Jagadhri Village

Jagadhri is a mid sized village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,179, made up of 617 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagadhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagadhri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140507
Area (hectares) 87.56 hectares
Population 1,179
Male Population 617
Female Population 562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jagadhri compares

By the 2011 count Jagadhri is the 58th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 87.56 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Jagadhri

The census records public bus service for Jagadhri 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jagadhri from other places

Jagadhri lies about 14 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Ghagghar, about 3.0 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 Jagadhri
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 1.7 km
Nearest town Basi 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Ghagghar 3.0 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 14 km

Villages closest to Jagadhri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Jagadhri

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagadhri village had a population of 1,179. That makes it the 58th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Jagadhri village has 617 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagadhri has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Jagadhri is 140507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagadhri covers 87.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jagadhri falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jagadhri is Ghagghar, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Jagadhri.

Jagadhri is about 14 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagadhri is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Dera Bassi is about 1.7 km away. Basi is about 1.7 km away. Ghagghar is about 3.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Isapur (under 2 km), Dhanauni (under 2 km) and Paragpur (1.8 km).

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

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