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
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.