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About Juwagwar Village

Juwagwar is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 59, made up of 27 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,185 females per 1000 males. The village covers 962.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246483, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Juwagwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Juwagwar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Joshimath
Pincode 246483
Area (hectares) 962.4 hectares
Population 59
Male Population 27
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,185
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 Juwagwar compares

By the 2011 count Juwagwar is the 76th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 962.4 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Juwagwar

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

Juwagwar lies about 34 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 134 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 Juwagwar
Tehsil headquarters Joshimath 12 km
District headquarters Chamoli 34 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 91 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 134 km

Villages closest to Juwagwar

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 Juwagwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Juwagwar village had a population of 59. That makes it the 76th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Juwagwar village has 27 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Juwagwar has about 1185 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Juwagwar is 246483. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Juwagwar covers 962.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Juwagwar falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Juwagwar is Ramnagar, about 134 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 Juwagwar.

Juwagwar is about 34 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Juwagwar is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 12 km away. Chamoli is about 34 km away. Srīnagar is about 91 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Subhai (1.6 km), Raini Chak Lata (1.9 km) and Raini Chak Subhai (1.9 km).

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

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