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About Jagthana Village

Jagthana is a mid sized village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 808, made up of 386 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263642, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagthana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagthana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263642
Area (hectares) 312.09 hectares
Population 808
Male Population 386
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
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 Jagthana compares

By the 2011 count Jagthana is the 23rd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 312.09 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Jagthana

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

Jagthana lies about 16 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 83 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 Jagthana
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 9.8 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 16 km
Nearest town Almora 45 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 83 km

Villages closest to Jagthana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagthana village had a population of 808. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Jagthana village has 386 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagthana has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Jagthana is 263642. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagthana covers 312.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jagthana falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jagthana is Kathgodam, about 83 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 Jagthana.

Jagthana is about 16 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagthana is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kapkot is about 9.8 km away. Bageshwar is about 16 km away. Almora is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purkuni (3.3 km), Chalkana (4.4 km) and Sumti (4.4 km).

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

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