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About Jhart Village

Jhart is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 417, made up of 211 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhart Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhart village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246170
Area (hectares) 235.28 hectares
Population 417
Male Population 211
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
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 Jhart compares

By the 2011 count Jhart is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 235.28 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Jhart

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

Jhart lies about 28 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 34 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 Jhart
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 26 km
District headquarters Garhwal 28 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 34 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 34 km

Villages closest to Jhart

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 Jhart

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhart village had a population of 417. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Jhart village has 211 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhart has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Jhart is 246170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhart covers 235.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhart falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhart is Kotdwara, about 34 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 Jhart.

Jhart is about 28 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhart is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 26 km away. Garhwal is about 28 km away. Kotdwara is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajarjal (under 2 km), Dikoliya (under 2 km) and Kumaldi (under 2 km).

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

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