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About Jagar Gaon Village

Jagar Gaon is a mid sized village in Chiniyalisaur tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 619, made up of 303 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagar Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagar Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Chiniyalisaur
Pincode 249196
Area (hectares) 106.64 hectares
Population 619
Male Population 303
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
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 Jagar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Jagar Gaon is the 21st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 489 residents. Its 106.64 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 1036.

Getting to Jagar Gaon

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

Jagar Gaon lies about 20 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 44 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 Jagar Gaon
Nearest town Tehri 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Chiniyalisaur 20 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 20 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 44 km

Villages closest to Jagar Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chiniyalisaur 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 Jagar Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagar Gaon village had a population of 619. That makes it the 21st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 489 residents.

Jagar Gaon village has 303 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagar Gaon has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Jagar Gaon is 249196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagar Gaon covers 106.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jagar Gaon falls under Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jagar Gaon is Harrawala, about 44 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 Jagar Gaon.

Jagar Gaon is about 20 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagar Gaon is in Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Tehri is about 19 km away. Chiniyalisaur is about 20 km away. Uttarkashi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarph (1.5 km), Jogat Talla (3.6 km) and Gadwalgad (4.0 km).

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

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