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About Jijoli Village

Jijoli is a small village in Garud tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 101 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,287 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263641, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jijoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jijoli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Garud
Pincode 263641
Area (hectares) 55.67 hectares
Population 231
Male Population 101
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,287
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jijoli compares

By the 2011 count Jijoli is the 103rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 55.67 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Jijoli

Jijoli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jijoli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jijoli from other places

Jijoli lies about 18 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 70 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jijoli
Tehsil headquarters Garud 18 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 18 km
Nearest town Almora 33 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 70 km

Villages closest to Jijoli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garud tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Jijoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Jijoli village had a population of 231. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Jijoli village has 101 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jijoli has about 1287 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Jijoli is 263641. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jijoli covers 55.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jijoli falls under Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jijoli is Kathgodam, about 70 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jijoli.

Jijoli is about 18 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jijoli is in Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district. Garud is about 18 km away. Bageshwar is about 18 km away. Almora is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khitoli (under 2 km), Motisari (under 2 km) and Bheta Kutoliya (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jijoli today is likely to be higher.

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