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About Jokala Village

Jokala is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 91 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 703 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jokala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jokala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248158
Area (hectares) 41.54 hectares
Population 155
Male Population 91
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 703
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jokala compares

By the 2011 count Jokala is the 100th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 41.54 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Jokala

Jokala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jokala as Available within <5 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 Jokala from other places

Jokala lies about 50 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 Jokala
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 25 km
District headquarters Dehradun 50 km

Villages closest to Jokala

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 Jokala

As per the Census of India 2011, Jokala village had a population of 155. That makes it the 100th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Jokala village has 91 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jokala has about 703 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

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

Jokala covers 41.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jokala falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jokala.

Jokala is about 50 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jokala is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Pāonta Sāhib is about 14 km away. Kalsi is about 25 km away. Dehradun is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budula (8.9 km), Gadoul (9.4 km) and Kenota (9.7 km).

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

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