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About Jagethi Village

Jagethi is a small village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 139, made up of 56 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,482 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagethi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagethi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Jakhnidhar
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 76.98 hectares
Population 139
Male Population 56
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,482
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagethi compares

By the 2011 count Jagethi is the 74th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 76.98 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Jagethi

Jagethi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jagethi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jagethi from other places

Jagethi lies about 11 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 26 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 Jagethi
Tehsil headquarters Jakhnidhar 6.6 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 11 km
Nearest town Tehri 11 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 26 km

Villages closest to Jagethi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagethi village had a population of 139. That makes it the 74th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Jagethi village has 56 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagethi has about 1482 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Jagethi is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagethi covers 76.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jagethi falls under Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jagethi is Rishikesh, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jagethi.

Jagethi is about 11 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagethi is in Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Jakhnidhar is about 6.6 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 11 km away. Tehri is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Molkhali Chak (under 2 km), Chami (4.2 km) and Marora (5.1 km).

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

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