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About Jaurasi Village

Jaurasi is a mid sized village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 658, made up of 313 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246473, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaurasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaurasi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246473
Area (hectares) 99.96 hectares
Population 658
Male Population 313
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaurasi compares

By the 2011 count Jaurasi is the 11th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 99.96 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Jaurasi

Jaurasi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jaurasi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Jaurasi from other places

Jaurasi lies about 58 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 56 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 Jaurasi
Tehsil headquarters Pokhari 14 km
Nearest town Almora 49 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 56 km
District headquarters Chamoli 58 km

Villages closest to Jaurasi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pokhari 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 Jaurasi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaurasi village had a population of 658. That makes it the 11th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Jaurasi village has 313 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaurasi has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Jaurasi is 246473. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaurasi covers 99.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jaurasi falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaurasi is Ramnagar, about 56 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jaurasi.

Jaurasi is about 58 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaurasi is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pokhari is about 14 km away. Almora is about 49 km away. Ramnagar is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aitha Laga Jaurasi (under 2 km), Bajilagarano (3.7 km) and Tolilagarano (3.7 km).

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

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