About Jamala Village

Jamala is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 178 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamala village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Pauri
Pincode	246149
Area (hectares)	144.02 hectares
Population	360
Male Population	178
Female Population	182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamala compares

By the 2011 count Jamala is the 64th 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 144.02 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Jamala

Jamala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jamala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jamala from other places

Jamala lies about 47 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 20 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 Jamala
Nearest town	Rishīkesh	19 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pauri	31 km
District headquarters	Garhwal	47 km

Villages closest to Jamala

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.

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Common questions about Jamala

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamala village had a population of 360. That makes it the 64th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Jamala village has 178 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamala has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Jamala is 246149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamala covers 144.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamala falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamala is Rishikesh, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Jamala.

Jamala is about 47 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamala is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 19 km away. Rishikesh is about 20 km away. Pauri is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.