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About Jhawansar Village

Jhawansar is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19, made up of 8 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,375 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhawansar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhawansar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246127
Area (hectares) 20.25 hectares
Population 19
Male Population 8
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,375
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 Jhawansar compares

By the 2011 count Jhawansar is the 275th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 20.25 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Jhawansar

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

Jhawansar lies about 19 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 24 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 Jhawansar
District headquarters Garhwal 19 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 23 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 24 km

Villages closest to Jhawansar

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 Jhawansar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhawansar village had a population of 19. That makes it the 275th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Jhawansar village has 8 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhawansar has about 1375 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Jhawansar is 246127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhawansar covers 20.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhawansar falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhawansar is Kotdwara, about 24 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhawansar.

Jhawansar is about 19 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhawansar is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 19 km away. Kotdwāra is about 23 km away. Kotdwara is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhel Sarda (under 2 km), Paderasar (under 2 km) and Amaldu (4.0 km).

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

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