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About Jhalo Village

Jhalo is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 7 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,429 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246285, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhalo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalo village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246285
Area (hectares) 39.28 hectares
Population 17
Male Population 7
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,429
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhalo compares

By the 2011 count Jhalo is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 39.28 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Jhalo

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

Jhalo 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 Jhalo
District headquarters Garhwal 26 km
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 26 km
Nearest town Pauri 35 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 36 km

Villages closest to Jhalo

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in THALISAIN 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 Jhalo

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalo village had a population of 17. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Jhalo village has 7 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalo has about 1429 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Jhalo is 246285. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhalo covers 39.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhalo falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhalo 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhalo.

Jhalo 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.

Jhalo is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 26 km away. THALISAIN is about 26 km away. Pauri is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajakajhala (under 2 km), Badol Gaon (under 2 km) and Goda (4.6 km).

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

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