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About Jawara Village

Jawara is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 106, made up of 50 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jawara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jawara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 249301
Area (hectares) 60.88 hectares
Population 106
Male Population 50
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jawara compares

By the 2011 count Jawara is the 308th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 60.88 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1259.

Getting to Jawara

Jawara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jawara as Available within 5 - 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 Jawara from other places

Jawara lies about 26 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 36 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 Jawara
District headquarters Garhwal 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 27 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 36 km

Villages closest to Jawara

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 Jawara

As per the Census of India 2011, Jawara village had a population of 106. That makes it the 308th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Jawara village has 50 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jawara has about 1120 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 Jawara is 249301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jawara covers 60.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jawara falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jawara is Kotdwara, about 36 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 - 10 km distance for Jawara.

Jawara is about 26 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jawara is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 26 km away. Pauri is about 27 km away. Kotdwara is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakar Wari (under 2 km), Dewar (under 2 km) and Joshi Gaon Jawara (under 2 km).

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

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