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About Jaiheri Village

Jaiheri is a mid sized village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,666, made up of 833 males and 833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaiheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaiheri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246139
Area (hectares) 149.26 hectares
Population 1,666
Male Population 833
Female Population 833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaiheri compares

By the 2011 count Jaiheri is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 149.26 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Jaiheri

Jaiheri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jaiheri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jaiheri from other places

Jaiheri lies about 19 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 20 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 Jaiheri
District headquarters Garhwal 19 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 20 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 23 km

Villages closest to Jaiheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaiheri village had a population of 1,666. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Jaiheri village has 833 males and 833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaiheri has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Jaiheri is 246139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaiheri covers 149.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jaiheri falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaiheri is Kotdwara, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jaiheri.

Jaiheri 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.

Jaiheri is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 19 km away. Kotdwāra is about 20 km away. Kotdwara is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badeyun (under 2 km), Gawari (1.8 km) and Kandi (3.2 km).

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

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