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About Jakhwal Kot Village

Jakhwal Kot is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 60, made up of 22 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,727 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhwal Kot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhwal Kot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246453
Area (hectares) 24.6 hectares
Population 60
Male Population 22
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,727
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 Jakhwal Kot compares

By the 2011 count Jakhwal Kot is the 246th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 24.6 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Jakhwal Kot

Jakhwal Kot is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jakhwal Kot 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 Jakhwal Kot from other places

Jakhwal Kot lies about 29 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 90 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 Jakhwal Kot
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 14 km
District headquarters Chamoli 29 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 62 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 90 km

Villages closest to Jakhwal Kot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tharali 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 Jakhwal Kot

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhwal Kot village had a population of 60. That makes it the 246th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Jakhwal Kot village has 22 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhwal Kot has about 1727 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Jakhwal Kot is 246453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhwal Kot covers 24.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakhwal Kot falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jakhwal Kot is Ramnagar, about 90 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 Jakhwal Kot.

Jakhwal Kot is about 29 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhwal Kot is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 14 km away. Chamoli is about 29 km away. Srīnagar is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakh (under 2 km), Jakh Laga Sainj (under 2 km) and Jaspur Laga Jakh (under 2 km).

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

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