About Jhurkande Village

Jhurkande is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 92 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,196 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhurkande Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhurkande village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Karnaprayag
Pincode	246429
Area (hectares)	46.65 hectares
Population	202
Male Population	92
Female Population	110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,196
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhurkande compares

By the 2011 count Jhurkande is the 61st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 46.65 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Jhurkande

Jhurkande is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhurkande as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Jhurkande from other places

Jhurkande lies about 43 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 64 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 Jhurkande
Nearest town	Srīnagar	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karnaprayag	27 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	43 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	64 km

Villages closest to Jhurkande

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.

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Common questions about Jhurkande

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhurkande village had a population of 202. That makes it the 61st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Jhurkande village has 92 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhurkande has about 1196 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Jhurkande is 246429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhurkande covers 46.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhurkande falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhurkande is Rishikesh, about 64 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 village for Jhurkande.

Jhurkande is about 43 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhurkande is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Srīnagar is about 16 km away. Karnaprayag is about 27 km away. Chamoli is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.