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- LGD code
- 6549
- Pincode
- 181141
- Post office
- Ramgarh (Jammu)
- Population
- 668
- Households
- 146
- Literacy rate
- 76.2%
- Sex ratio
- 931 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 166
Census 2011 · in context
How Jerda compares
By population, Jerda ranks #34 of 101 villages in Ramgarh mandal.
Literacy rate
%
76.2%
+4.4% vs mandal average
- Jerda
- 76.2%
- Ramgarh mandal
- 71.8%
- Samba district
- 71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
931
−45 vs mandal average
- Jerda
- 931
- Ramgarh mandal
- 976
Household size
people per home
4.6
Same as the mandal average
- Jerda
- 4.6
- Ramgarh mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jerda at a glance
Jerda is a village of 668 people in 146 households (Census 2011) in Ramgarh tehsil, Samba district, Jammu And Kashmir, the 34th-largest of 101 villages in Ramgarh tehsil. Literacy is 76%, 4 points above the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 931 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 181141, served by Ramgarh (Jammu) post office; the LGD village code is 6549. The village votes in Hiranagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar. The population is estimated at 788 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Jerda
- LGD code
- 6549
- Pincode
- 181141
- Post office
- Ramgarh (Jammu)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 668
- Population (projected 2026)
- 788
- Households
- 146
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 931
- Literacy rate
- 76.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Udhampur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Hiranagar
- Member of Parliament
- Jitendra Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Ramgarh
- Nearest railway station
- Chhan Arorian (22.7 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 181141
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- Gho Rakwalan
- Raika Labana
- Rari
- Kamala
- Khanpur
- Gho Brahmana
- Rakh Abtal
- Karali Kalan
- Lagwal
- Jhang
- Keso Manhasan
- Pakhri
- Kalah
- Shahzad Pur
- Bandral
- Trindi Jamora
- Chak Salarian
- Chak Nazar
- Chak Chhatakan
- Sarwa
- Ramloo Brahmana
- Mahalshan
- Dabuj Kaka
- Chak Paras
- Kerian Wali
- Dabuj Shahzada
- Radwan Khurd
- Mahal Kalandrian
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)