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About Juwa Village

Juwa is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 379, made up of 165 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,297 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Juwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Juwa village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246127
Area (hectares) 405.02 hectares
Population 379
Male Population 165
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,297
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 Juwa compares

By the 2011 count Juwa is the 63rd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 405.02 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 Juwa

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

Juwa lies about 2.2 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 11 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 Juwa
District headquarters Garhwal 2.2 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 10 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 11 km

Villages closest to Juwa

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 Juwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Juwa village had a population of 379. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Juwa village has 165 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Juwa has about 1297 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

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

Juwa covers 405.02 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.

Juwa falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Juwa is Kotdwara, about 11 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 Juwa.

Juwa is about 2.2 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Juwa is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 2.2 km away. Kotdwāra is about 10 km away. Kotdwara is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chopra Laga Bhadali (under 2 km), Chopra Lagga Umreila (under 2 km) and Dalmisain (under 2 km).

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

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