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About Jhurgun Village

Jhurgun is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 54 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhurgun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhurgun village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246161
Area (hectares) 61.11 hectares
Population 108
Male Population 54
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhurgun compares

By the 2011 count Jhurgun is the 136th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 61.11 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Jhurgun

Jhurgun is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhurgun as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Jalikhand, Jamandhr, Jamari and Jamraya Malla. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jhurgun

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhurgun village had a population of 108. That makes it the 136th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Jhurgun village has 54 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhurgun has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Jhurgun is 246161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhurgun covers 61.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhurgun falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhurgun.

Jhurgun is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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