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About Jwalagiri Kalyan Village

Jwalagiri Kalyan is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 36 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,528 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jwalagiri Kalyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jwalagiri Kalyan village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246431
Area (hectares) 33.72 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 36
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,528
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jwalagiri Kalyan compares

By the 2011 count Jwalagiri Kalyan is the 170th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 33.72 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 Jwalagiri Kalyan

Jwalagiri Kalyan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jwalagiri Kalyan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jwalagiri Kalyan from other places

Jwalagiri Kalyan lies about 47 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 89 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 Jwalagiri Kalyan
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 32 km
District headquarters Chamoli 47 km
Nearest town Almora 52 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 89 km

Villages closest to Jwalagiri Kalyan

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.

Common questions about Jwalagiri Kalyan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jwalagiri Kalyan village had a population of 91. That makes it the 170th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Jwalagiri Kalyan village has 36 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jwalagiri Kalyan has about 1528 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Jwalagiri Kalyan is 246431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jwalagiri Kalyan covers 33.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jwalagiri Kalyan falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jwalagiri Kalyan is Kathgodam, about 89 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jwalagiri Kalyan.

Jwalagiri Kalyan is about 47 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jwalagiri Kalyan is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 32 km away. Chamoli is about 47 km away. Almora is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mauni Daduwa (4.1 km), Julgar (4.5 km) and Kunigar Bichli (4.6 km).

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

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