About Jalam Village

Jalam is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 120 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6174.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalam village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Joshimath
Pincode	246423
Area (hectares)	6174.68 hectares
Population	224
Male Population	120
Female Population	104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	867
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalam compares

By the 2011 count Jalam is the 47th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 6174.68 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Jalam

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

Jalam lies about 24 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 108 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 Jalam
District headquarters	Chamoli	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Joshimath	30 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	74 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	108 km

Villages closest to Jalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalam village had a population of 224. That makes it the 47th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Jalam village has 120 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalam has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Jalam is 246423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalam covers 6174.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jalam falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jalam is Ramnagar, about 108 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 Jalam.

Jalam is about 24 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalam is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Chamoli is about 24 km away. Joshimath is about 30 km away. Srīnagar is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.