About Jamuwa Village

Jamuwa is a small village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 236, made up of 124 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamuwa village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Dehradun
Tehsil	Chakrata
Pincode	248123
Area (hectares)	142.51 hectares
Population	236
Male Population	124
Female Population	112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
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 Jamuwa compares

By the 2011 count Jamuwa is the 78th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 142.51 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Jamuwa

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

Jamuwa lies about 43 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 Jamuwa
Tehsil headquarters	Chakrata	7.1 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	31 km
District headquarters	Dehradun	43 km

Villages closest to Jamuwa

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.

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Common questions about Jamuwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamuwa village had a population of 236. That makes it the 78th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Jamuwa village has 124 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamuwa has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

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

Jamuwa covers 142.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamuwa falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Jamuwa notes the nearest railway station 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 Jamuwa.

Jamuwa is about 43 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamuwa is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 7.1 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 31 km away. Dehradun is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.