About Jurga Village

Jurga is a mid sized village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,361, made up of 678 males and 683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 559.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jurga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jurga village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Dunda
Pincode	249152
Area (hectares)	559.57 hectares
Population	1,361
Male Population	678
Female Population	683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
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 Jurga compares

By the 2011 count Jurga is the 7th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 559.57 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Jurga

Jurga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jurga 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 Jurga from other places

Jurga lies about 48 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 12 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 Jurga
Nearest town	Mussoorie	7.0 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dunda	14 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	48 km

Villages closest to Jurga

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.

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Common questions about Jurga

As per the Census of India 2011, Jurga village had a population of 1,361. That makes it the 7th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Jurga village has 678 males and 683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jurga has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

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

Jurga covers 559.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jurga falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jurga is Dehradun, about 12 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 Jurga.

Jurga is about 48 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jurga is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mussoorie is about 7.0 km away. Dehradun is about 12 km away. Dunda is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.