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About Jatowala Village

Jatowala is a mid sized village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,639, made up of 845 males and 794 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248197, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jatowala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jatowala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248197
Area (hectares) 136.46 hectares
Population 1,639
Male Population 845
Female Population 794
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Jatowala compares

By the 2011 count Jatowala is the 58th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 136.46 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Jatowala

Jatowala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jatowala 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 Jatowala from other places

Jatowala lies about 26 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 Jatowala
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar 9.9 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 16 km
District headquarters Dehradun 26 km

Villages closest to Jatowala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jatowala village had a population of 1,639. That makes it the 58th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Jatowala village has 845 males and 794 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jatowala has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Jatowala is 248197. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jatowala covers 136.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jatowala falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Jatowala 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 Jatowala.

Jatowala is about 26 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jatowala is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Vikasnagar is about 9.9 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 16 km away. Dehradun is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tiparpur (under 2 km), Peerwala (2.1 km) and Mednipur Badripur (2.2 km).

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

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