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About Uttari Jhuma Khet Village

Uttari Jhuma Khet is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 273, made up of 129 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttari Jhuma Khet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttari Jhuma Khet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246406
Area (hectares) 86.98 hectares
Population 273
Male Population 129
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,116
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 Uttari Jhuma Khet compares

By the 2011 count Uttari Jhuma Khet is the 86th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 86.98 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Uttari Jhuma Khet

Uttari Jhuma Khet is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Uttari Jhuma Khet 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 Uttari Jhuma Khet from other places

Uttari Jhuma Khet lies about 32 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 78 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 Uttari Jhuma Khet
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 13 km
District headquarters Chamoli 32 km
Nearest town Pauri 40 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 78 km

Villages closest to Uttari Jhuma Khet

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 Uttari Jhuma Khet

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttari Jhuma Khet village had a population of 273. That makes it the 86th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Uttari Jhuma Khet village has 129 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttari Jhuma Khet has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Uttari Jhuma Khet is 246406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttari Jhuma Khet covers 86.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uttari Jhuma Khet falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Uttari Jhuma Khet is Kotdwara, about 78 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 Uttari Jhuma Khet.

Uttari Jhuma Khet is about 32 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uttari Jhuma Khet is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 13 km away. Chamoli is about 32 km away. Pauri is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisarakheta Palla (under 2 km), Bukhara Kheta (under 2 km) and Ghuma Khet Malla (under 2 km).

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

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