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About Jhaliya Village

Jhaliya is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 64, made up of 34 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhaliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhaliya village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246427
Area (hectares) 18.43 hectares
Population 64
Male Population 34
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhaliya compares

By the 2011 count Jhaliya is the 244th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 18.43 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Jhaliya

Jhaliya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhaliya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jhaliya from other places

Jhaliya lies about 58 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 93 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 Jhaliya
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 25 km
Nearest town Almora 54 km
District headquarters Chamoli 58 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 93 km

Villages closest to Jhaliya

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 Jhaliya

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhaliya village had a population of 64. That makes it the 244th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Jhaliya village has 34 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhaliya has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Jhaliya is 246427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhaliya covers 18.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhaliya falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhaliya is Kathgodam, about 93 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 10+ km distance for Jhaliya.

Jhaliya 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.

Jhaliya is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 25 km away. Almora is about 54 km away. Chamoli is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harmal (1.7 km), Choting (2.8 km) and Udaypur Laga Choting (2.8 km).

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

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