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About Jamar Village

Jamar is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 78 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262527
Area (hectares) 13.38 hectares
Population 146
Male Population 78
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamar compares

By the 2011 count Jamar is the 159th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 13.38 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Jamar

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

Jamar lies about 25 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 41 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 Jamar
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 22 km
Nearest town Almora 25 km
District headquarters Champawat 25 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 41 km

Villages closest to Jamar

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 Jamar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamar village had a population of 146. That makes it the 159th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Jamar village has 78 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamar has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

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

Jamar covers 13.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamar falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamar is Kathgodam, about 41 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 10+ km distance for Jamar.

Jamar 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.

Jamar is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Lohaghat is about 22 km away. Almora is about 25 km away. Champawat is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamarsawn (under 2 km), Suri (under 2 km) and Chaudla (under 2 km).

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

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