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About Jadi Village

Jadi is a small village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 247 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jadi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 399.85 hectares
Population 469
Male Population 247
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jadi compares

By the 2011 count Jadi is the 32nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 399.85 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Jadi

Jadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jadi from other places

Jadi lies about 51 km from Dehradun. 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 Jadi
Tehsil headquarters Chakrata 5.6 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 39 km
District headquarters Dehradun 51 km

Villages closest to Jadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chakrata 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 Jadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jadi village had a population of 469. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Jadi village has 247 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jadi has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Jadi is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jadi covers 399.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jadi falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Jadi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jadi.

Jadi is about 51 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jadi is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 5.6 km away. Mussoorie is about 39 km away. Dehradun is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohana (3.0 km), Luhari (3.1 km) and Kandar (3.8 km).

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

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