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About Jugargaon Village

Jugargaon is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 107 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jugargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jugargaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249171
Area (hectares) 143.57 hectares
Population 202
Male Population 107
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
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 Jugargaon compares

By the 2011 count Jugargaon is the 119th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 143.57 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Jugargaon

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

Jugargaon lies about 30 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 39 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 Jugargaon
Nearest town Mussoorie 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 24 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 30 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 39 km

Villages closest to Jugargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jugargaon village had a population of 202. That makes it the 119th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Jugargaon village has 107 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jugargaon has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Jugargaon is 249171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jugargaon covers 143.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jugargaon falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jugargaon is Dehradun, about 39 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 Jugargaon.

Jugargaon is about 30 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jugargaon is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mussoorie is about 23 km away. Rajgarhi is about 24 km away. Uttarkashi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mulagaon (under 2 km), Odgaon (under 2 km) and Kalojgaon (under 2 km).

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

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