Jugial

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state_name = Punjab
district = Gurdaspur
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population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 16,664| population_density =
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area_telephone = 01870postal_code = 145029vehicle_code_range =
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Jugial is a census town in Gurdaspur district in the Indian state of Punjab.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, [GR|India] 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 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 76%. In Jugial, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Jugial lies 13 k.m. north of Pathankot and 6 k.m. 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.While, Ranjit Sagar Dam Project is further 16 k.m. from Jugial,various fabrication unit & other workshops and the staff colony of the project is located in the land adjoining Jugial.

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