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About Jalgaon Village

Jalgaon is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 43 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,581 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalgaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246429
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 111
Male Population 43
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,581
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Jalgaon is the 112th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Jalgaon

Jalgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jalgaon as Available within 10+ 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 Jalgaon from other places

Jalgaon lies about 28 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 80 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 Jalgaon
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 10 km
District headquarters Chamoli 28 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 32 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 80 km

Villages closest to Jalgaon

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 Jalgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalgaon village had a population of 111. That makes it the 112th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Jalgaon village has 43 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalgaon has about 1581 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

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

Jalgaon covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalgaon falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jalgaon is Kotdwara, about 80 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 <5 km distance for Jalgaon.

Jalgaon is about 28 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalgaon is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 10 km away. Chamoli is about 28 km away. Srīnagar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nalagaon (under 2 km), Dewal (under 2 km) and Dewal Garasari (under 2 km).

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

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