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About Jumma Village

Jumma is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 63 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 238 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1863.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jumma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jumma village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Joshimath
Pincode 246443
Area (hectares) 1863.7 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 63
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 238
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jumma compares

By the 2011 count Jumma is the 73rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 1863.7 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, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Jumma

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

Jumma lies about 51 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 151 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 Jumma
Tehsil headquarters Joshimath 24 km
District headquarters Chamoli 51 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 107 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 151 km

Villages closest to Jumma

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.

Common questions about Jumma

As per the Census of India 2011, Jumma village had a population of 78. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Jumma village has 63 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jumma has about 238 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Jumma is 246443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jumma covers 1863.7 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.

Jumma falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jumma is Ramnagar, about 151 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 Jumma.

Jumma is about 51 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jumma is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 24 km away. Chamoli is about 51 km away. Srīnagar is about 107 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaga Laga Dronagiri (1.8 km), Garpak (5.1 km) and Dronagiri (6.0 km).

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

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