Skip to main content

About Jhangar Bou Village

Jhangar Bou is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 122 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,746 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246164, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhangar Bou Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhangar Bou village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246164
Area (hectares) 80.66 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 122
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,746
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhangar Bou compares

By the 2011 count Jhangar Bou is the 73rd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 80.66 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Jhangar Bou

Jhangar Bou is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhangar Bou as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jhangar Bou from other places

Jhangar Bou lies about 38 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 48 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 Jhangar Bou
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 5.6 km
District headquarters Garhwal 38 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 48 km

Villages closest to Jhangar Bou

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pauri 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 Jhangar Bou

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhangar Bou village had a population of 335. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Jhangar Bou village has 122 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhangar Bou has about 1746 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Jhangar Bou is 246164. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhangar Bou covers 80.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhangar Bou falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhangar Bou is Kotdwara, about 48 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhangar Bou.

Jhangar Bou is about 38 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhangar Bou is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 5.6 km away. Garhwal is about 38 km away. Kotdwara is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ashgarh (under 2 km), Bagar (under 2 km) and Beda Ka Bagar (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.