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About Josiyana Village

Josiyana is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 46, made up of 15 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Josiyana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Josiyana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246166
Area (hectares) 19.92 hectares
Population 46
Male Population 15
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,067
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 Josiyana compares

By the 2011 count Josiyana is the 481st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 19.92 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 Josiyana

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

Josiyana lies about 34 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 45 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 Josiyana
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 8.5 km
District headquarters Garhwal 34 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 45 km

Villages closest to Josiyana

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 Josiyana

As per the Census of India 2011, Josiyana village had a population of 46. That makes it the 481st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Josiyana village has 15 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Josiyana has about 2067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Josiyana is 246166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Josiyana covers 19.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Josiyana falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Josiyana is Kotdwara, about 45 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 Josiyana.

Josiyana is about 34 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Josiyana is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 8.5 km away. Garhwal is about 34 km away. Kotdwara is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dungari (under 2 km), Paidul (under 2 km) and Ali Laga Bhimli (under 2 km).

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

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