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About Jawargarh Village

Jawargarh is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 42 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jawargarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jawargarh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246144
Area (hectares) 36.78 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 42
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Jawargarh compares

By the 2011 count Jawargarh is the 198th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 36.78 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Jawargarh

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

Jawargarh lies about 9.7 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 18 km away. 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 Jawargarh
District headquarters Garhwal 9.7 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 17 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 18 km

Villages closest to Jawargarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jawargarh village had a population of 80. That makes it the 198th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Jawargarh village has 42 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jawargarh has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Jawargarh is 246144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jawargarh covers 36.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jawargarh falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jawargarh is Kotdwara, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Jawargarh.

Jawargarh is about 9.7 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jawargarh is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 9.7 km away. Kotdwāra is about 17 km away. Kotdwara is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birmoli (under 2 km), Chanda Palla (under 2 km) and Palla (under 2 km).

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

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