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About Jaindau Village

Jaindau is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 141 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaindau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaindau village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248158
Area (hectares) 299.61 hectares
Population 277
Male Population 141
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 Jaindau compares

By the 2011 count Jaindau is the 51st largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 299.61 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Jaindau

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

Jaindau lies about 32 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 Jaindau
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 14 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 20 km
District headquarters Dehradun 32 km

Villages closest to Jaindau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaindau village had a population of 277. That makes it the 51st largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Jaindau village has 141 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaindau has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Jaindau is 248158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaindau covers 299.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaindau falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Jaindau 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 Jaindau.

Jaindau is about 32 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaindau is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 14 km away. Mussoorie is about 20 km away. Dehradun is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Latau (under 2 km), Badhau (under 2 km) and Marloh Khokta (1.9 km).

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

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