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About Jhinjholi Village

Jhinjholi is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 88 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,523 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhinjholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhinjholi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246444
Area (hectares) 107.38 hectares
Population 222
Male Population 88
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,523
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 Jhinjholi compares

By the 2011 count Jhinjholi is the 135th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 107.38 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Jhinjholi

Jhinjholi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhinjholi 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 Jhinjholi from other places

Jhinjholi lies about 38 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 82 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 Jhinjholi
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 9.4 km
District headquarters Chamoli 38 km
Nearest town Almora 57 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 82 km

Villages closest to Jhinjholi

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 Jhinjholi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhinjholi village had a population of 222. That makes it the 135th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Jhinjholi village has 88 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhinjholi has about 1523 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Jhinjholi is 246444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhinjholi covers 107.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhinjholi falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhinjholi is Ramnagar, about 82 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 Jhinjholi.

Jhinjholi is about 38 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhinjholi is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 9.4 km away. Chamoli is about 38 km away. Almora is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhijhoni (under 2 km), Bhatiyana (under 2 km) and Alkot (under 2 km).

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

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