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About Jaletha Village

Jaletha is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 193 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaletha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaletha village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246155
Area (hectares) 205.52 hectares
Population 387
Male Population 193
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaletha compares

By the 2011 count Jaletha 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 205.52 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Jaletha

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

Jaletha lies about 10 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 21 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 Jaletha
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 3.5 km
District headquarters Garhwal 10 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 21 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 21 km

Villages closest to Jaletha

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 Jaletha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaletha village had a population of 387. 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.

Jaletha village has 193 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaletha has about 1005 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 Jaletha is 246155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaletha covers 205.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaletha falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaletha is Kotdwara, about 21 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 Jaletha.

Jaletha is about 10 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaletha is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 3.5 km away. Garhwal is about 10 km away. Kotdwāra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chundi Talli (under 2 km), Sauli (under 2 km) and Chundi Malli (under 2 km).

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

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