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About Jankuri Village

Jankuri is a small village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9, made up of 6 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263642, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jankuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jankuri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263642
Area (hectares) 19.65 hectares
Population 9
Male Population 6
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jankuri compares

By the 2011 count Jankuri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 19.65 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Jankuri

Jankuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jankuri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jankuri from other places

Jankuri lies about 25 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 82 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 Jankuri
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 15 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 25 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 37 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 82 km

Villages closest to Jankuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kapkot 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 Jankuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Jankuri village had a population of 9. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Jankuri village has 6 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jankuri has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Jankuri is 263642. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jankuri covers 19.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jankuri falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jankuri is Kathgodam, about 82 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jankuri.

Jankuri is about 25 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jankuri is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kapkot is about 15 km away. Bageshwar is about 25 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chuchera (4.5 km), Lathi (7.5 km) and Kui (8.1 km).

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

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