Jugial Explained

Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Pathankot
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:16,664
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:145029
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01870
Registration Plate:PB-35
Subdivision Type3:Locality Name
Subdivision Name4:Jugial

Jugial is a census town in Pathankot district in the Indian state of Punjab India

Demographics

India census,[1] Jugial had a population of 16,664. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Jugial has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 76%. In Jugial, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Jugial lies 13 km north of Pathankot and 6 km east of Madhopur, it lies near Shapurkandi village, which is the last town of Punjab, before entering the state of Jammu and Kashmir while traveling on Amritsar-Jammu National Highway. Jugial is situated on the road to the Ranjit Sagar Dam Project from Pathankot, Punjab. While, Ranjit Sagar Dam Project is further 15 km from Jugial, various fabrication unit & other workshops and the staff colony of the project is located in the land adjoining Jugial.

Education

Schools

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.