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About Jhir Kuni Village

Jhir Kuni is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 103, made up of 48 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,146 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhir Kuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhir Kuni village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262527
Area (hectares) 103.28 hectares
Population 103
Male Population 48
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,146
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhir Kuni compares

By the 2011 count Jhir Kuni is the 191st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 103.28 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Jhir Kuni

Jhir Kuni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhir Kuni as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jhir Kuni from other places

Jhir Kuni lies about 25 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 29 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 Jhir Kuni
District headquarters Champawat 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 27 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 29 km
Nearest town Almora 30 km

Villages closest to Jhir Kuni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lohaghat 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 Jhir Kuni

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhir Kuni village had a population of 103. That makes it the 191st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Jhir Kuni village has 48 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhir Kuni has about 1146 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Jhir Kuni is 262527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhir Kuni covers 103.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhir Kuni falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhir Kuni is Kathgodam, about 29 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 km distance for Jhir Kuni.

Jhir Kuni is about 25 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhir Kuni is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Champawat is about 25 km away. Lohaghat is about 27 km away. Kathgodam is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baskuni (under 2 km), Kaphli (2.1 km) and Chelkot (2.8 km).

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

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