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About Jhurakandi Urf Matoli Village

Jhurakandi Urf Matoli is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 66, made up of 29 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,276 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhurakandi Urf Matoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhurakandi Urf Matoli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246444
Area (hectares) 45.39 hectares
Population 66
Male Population 29
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,276
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhurakandi Urf Matoli compares

By the 2011 count Jhurakandi Urf Matoli is the 149th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 45.39 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1199.

Getting to Jhurakandi Urf Matoli

Jhurakandi Urf Matoli is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhurakandi Urf Matoli as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jhurakandi Urf Matoli from other places

Jhurakandi Urf Matoli lies about 20 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 86 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 Jhurakandi Urf Matoli
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 9.3 km
District headquarters Chamoli 20 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 37 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 86 km

Villages closest to Jhurakandi Urf Matoli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karnaprayag 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 Jhurakandi Urf Matoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhurakandi Urf Matoli village had a population of 66. That makes it the 149th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Jhurakandi Urf Matoli village has 29 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhurakandi Urf Matoli has about 1276 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Jhurakandi Urf Matoli is 246444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhurakandi Urf Matoli covers 45.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhurakandi Urf Matoli falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhurakandi Urf Matoli is Rishikesh, about 86 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jhurakandi Urf Matoli.

Jhurakandi Urf Matoli is about 20 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhurakandi Urf Matoli is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 9.3 km away. Chamoli is about 20 km away. Srīnagar is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatoli Laga Gairoli (under 2 km), Partoli (under 2 km) and Khalyugwar (5.6 km).

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

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