Jurga, Dunda, Uttar Kashi, Uttarakhand, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Jurga


The village Jurga is located in Dunda Tahsil of Uttar Kashi District in the State of Uttarakhand in India. It is governed by Jurga Gram Panchayat. It comes under Dunda Community Development Block. The nearest town is Uttarkashi, which is about 43 kilometers away from Jurga.

Travel and Communication for Jurga


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Jurga,
Uttar Kashi,
Uttarakhand, India
PIN - 249152

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Jurga


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Jurga is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Jurga is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Jurga


As per available data from the year 2009, 1361 persons live in 280 house holds in the village Jurga. There are 683 female individuals and 678 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.18% and males constitute 49.82% of the total population.

There are 425 scheduled castes persons of which 201 are females and 224 are males. Females constitute 47.29% and males constitute 52.71% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 31.23% of the total population.

Population density of Jurga is 243.22 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Jurga


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Total area of Jurga is 559.57 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 290.51 ha. About 277.16 ha is un-irrigated area. About 13.35 ha is irrigated area. About 13.35 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 70.16 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 10.25 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 2.36 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 5.23 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 12.15 ha is culturable waste land. About 30.38 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 50.15 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Jurga


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Jurga.

There are 4 government primary schools in the village Jurga.

There is a government middle school in the village Jurga.

There is a government secondary school in the village Jurga.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Gewala, which is 5-10 kms away from Jurga.

Colleges in Jurga


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Uttarkashi, which is more than 10 kms away from Jurga.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Dehradun, which is more than 10 kms away from Jurga.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Dehradun, which is more than 10 kms away from Jurga.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Dehradun, which is more than 10 kms away from Jurga.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Uttarkashi, which is more than 10 kms away from Jurga.

Other Educational Facilities in Jurga


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Uttarkashi, which is more than 10 kms away from Jurga.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Uttarkashi, which is more than 10 kms away from Jurga.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Dehradun, which is more than 10 kms away from Jurga.

Healthcare Facilities in Jurga


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Jurga.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Jurga.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Jurga.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Jurga.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Jurga.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Jurga.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Jurga.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Jurga.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Jurga.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Jurga.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Jurga.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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