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About Jiwanandpur Village

Jiwanandpur is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 428, made up of 220 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiwanandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiwanandpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246149
Area (hectares) 49.13 hectares
Population 428
Male Population 220
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jiwanandpur compares

By the 2011 count Jiwanandpur is the 58th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 49.13 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Jiwanandpur

Jiwanandpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jiwanandpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jiwanandpur from other places

Jiwanandpur lies about 15 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 4.8 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 Jiwanandpur
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 4.8 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 4.8 km
District headquarters Garhwal 15 km

Villages closest to Jiwanandpur

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 Jiwanandpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiwanandpur village had a population of 428. That makes it the 58th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Jiwanandpur village has 220 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiwanandpur has about 945 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 Jiwanandpur is 246149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jiwanandpur covers 49.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jiwanandpur falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jiwanandpur is Kotdwara, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Jiwanandpur.

Jiwanandpur is about 15 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiwanandpur is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Kotdwara is about 4.8 km away. Kotdwāra is about 4.8 km away. Garhwal is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgapur (under 2 km), Khunibarh (under 2 km) and Dev Rampur (under 2 km).

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

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