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About Jhajra Range Village

Jhajra Range is a small village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 47, made up of 28 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 679 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5991.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhajra Range Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhajra Range village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248007
Area (hectares) 5991.82 hectares
Population 47
Male Population 28
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 679
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhajra Range compares

By the 2011 count Jhajra Range is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 5991.82 hectares work out to about 0.0 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 908.

Getting to Jhajra Range

Jhajra Range is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhajra Range as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jhajra Range from other places

Jhajra Range lies about 12 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 Jhajra Range
District headquarters Dehradun 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar 19 km

Villages closest to Jhajra Range

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 Jhajra Range

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhajra Range village had a population of 47. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Jhajra Range village has 28 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhajra Range has about 679 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Jhajra Range is 248007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhajra Range covers 5991.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhajra Range falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Jhajra Range 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jhajra Range.

Jhajra Range is about 12 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhajra Range is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Dehradun is about 12 km away. Vikasnagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhajra (under 2 km), Banshiwala (1.7 km) and Keshowala (3.6 km).

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

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