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About Jagoth Village

Jagoth is a mid sized village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 658, made up of 329 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagoth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagoth village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246425
Area (hectares) 157.85 hectares
Population 658
Male Population 329
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Jagoth compares

By the 2011 count Jagoth is the 39th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 157.85 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Jagoth

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

Jagoth lies about 15 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 82 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 Jagoth
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 13 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 15 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 34 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 82 km

Villages closest to Jagoth

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagoth village had a population of 658. That makes it the 39th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Jagoth village has 329 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagoth has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Jagoth is 246425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagoth covers 157.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jagoth falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jagoth is Rishikesh, about 82 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 Jagoth.

Jagoth is about 15 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagoth is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 13 km away. Rudraprayag is about 15 km away. Srīnagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamsal (under 2 km), Onga Laga Kamsal (under 2 km) and Banjgadu (under 2 km).

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

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