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About Sindwani Laga Jhirkoti Village

Sindwani Laga Jhirkoti is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 115 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,217 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sindwani Laga Jhirkoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sindwani Laga Jhirkoti village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246429
Area (hectares) 48.05 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 115
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,217
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sindwani Laga Jhirkoti compares

By the 2011 count Sindwani Laga Jhirkoti is the 48th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 48.05 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Sindwani Laga Jhirkoti

Sindwani Laga Jhirkoti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sindwani Laga Jhirkoti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sindwani Laga Jhirkoti from other places

Sindwani Laga Jhirkoti lies about 20 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 96 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 Sindwani Laga Jhirkoti
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 13 km
District headquarters Chamoli 20 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 54 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 96 km

Villages closest to Sindwani Laga Jhirkoti

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 Sindwani Laga Jhirkoti

As per the Census of India 2011, Sindwani Laga Jhirkoti village had a population of 255. That makes it the 48th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Sindwani Laga Jhirkoti village has 115 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sindwani Laga Jhirkoti has about 1217 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Sindwani Laga Jhirkoti is 246429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sindwani Laga Jhirkoti covers 48.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sindwani Laga Jhirkoti falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sindwani Laga Jhirkoti is Ramnagar, about 96 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sindwani Laga Jhirkoti.

Sindwani Laga Jhirkoti 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.

Sindwani Laga Jhirkoti is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 13 km away. Chamoli is about 20 km away. Srīnagar is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deyarkot (under 2 km), Hadkoti (under 2 km) and Jaiti Bhatkoti (under 2 km).

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

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