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About Jhair Village

Jhair is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 55 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhair Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhair village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 410.57 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 55
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
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 Jhair compares

By the 2011 count Jhair is the 121st largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 410.57 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1206.

Getting to Jhair

Jhair is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhair 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. The nearest villages by name are Jahri Malli, Jahri Talli, Jamal and Jamli Gaon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jhair

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhair village had a population of 113. That makes it the 121st largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Jhair village has 55 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhair has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Jhair is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhair covers 410.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhair falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Jhair notes the nearest railway station 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 Jhair.

Jhair is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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