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About Jugiara Village

Jugiara is a small village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 60 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jugiara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jugiara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249152
Area (hectares) 45.05 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 60
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 Jugiara compares

By the 2011 count Jugiara is the 109th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 45.05 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Jugiara

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

Jugiara lies about 24 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 40 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 Jugiara
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 15 km
Nearest town Tehri 17 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 24 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 40 km

Villages closest to Jugiara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jugiara village had a population of 116. That makes it the 109th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Jugiara village has 60 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jugiara has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Jugiara is 249152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jugiara covers 45.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jugiara falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jugiara is Harrawala, about 40 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 Jugiara.

Jugiara is about 24 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jugiara is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Dunda is about 15 km away. Tehri is about 17 km away. Uttarkashi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumrara (under 2 km), Kamad (5.5 km) and Bharargaon (5.6 km).

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

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