About Bhalason Urf Jhurkande Village

Bhalason Urf Jhurkande is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 160 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,288 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalason Urf Jhurkande Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalason Urf Jhurkande village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Gairsain
Pincode	246440
Area (hectares)	164.65 hectares
Population	366
Male Population	160
Female Population	206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,288
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalason Urf Jhurkande compares

By the 2011 count Bhalason Urf Jhurkande is the 61st largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 164.65 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Bhalason Urf Jhurkande

Bhalason Urf Jhurkande is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhalason Urf Jhurkande as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bhalason Urf Jhurkande from other places

Bhalason Urf Jhurkande lies about 71 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 48 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 Bhalason Urf Jhurkande
Nearest town	Almora	33 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gairsain	34 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	48 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	71 km

Villages closest to Bhalason Urf Jhurkande

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

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Common questions about Bhalason Urf Jhurkande

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalason Urf Jhurkande village had a population of 366. That makes it the 61st largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Bhalason Urf Jhurkande village has 160 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalason Urf Jhurkande has about 1288 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Bhalason Urf Jhurkande is 246440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalason Urf Jhurkande covers 164.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalason Urf Jhurkande falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhalason Urf Jhurkande is Ramnagar, about 48 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhalason Urf Jhurkande.

Bhalason Urf Jhurkande is about 71 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalason Urf Jhurkande is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Almora is about 33 km away. Gairsain is about 34 km away. Ramnagar is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silangi (6.0 km), Morpani (6.4 km) and Pandav (6.4 km).

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