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About Jhundai Village

Jhundai is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 102, made up of 52 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhundai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhundai village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246170
Area (hectares) 276.12 hectares
Population 102
Male Population 52
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhundai compares

By the 2011 count Jhundai is the 263rd largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 276.12 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 Jhundai

Jhundai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhundai as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jhundai from other places

Jhundai lies about 27 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 33 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 Jhundai
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 23 km
District headquarters Garhwal 27 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 33 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 33 km

Villages closest to Jhundai

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 Jhundai

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhundai village had a population of 102. That makes it the 263rd largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Jhundai village has 52 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhundai has about 962 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 Jhundai is 246170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhundai covers 276.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhundai falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhundai is Kotdwara, about 33 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhundai.

Jhundai is about 27 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhundai is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 23 km away. Garhwal is about 27 km away. Kotdwara is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barkhet Malla (under 2 km), Barkhet Talla (under 2 km) and Mal (under 2 km).

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

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