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About Jiya Damrada Village

Jiya Damrada is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 72 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiya Damrada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiya Damrada village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 84.64 hectares
Population 162
Male Population 72
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,250
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 Jiya Damrada compares

By the 2011 count Jiya Damrada is the 85th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 84.64 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1206.

Getting to Jiya Damrada

Jiya Damrada is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jiya Damrada 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 Jiya Damrada from other places

Jiya Damrada lies about 25 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 Jiya Damrada
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 2.8 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 20 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 20 km
District headquarters Garhwal 25 km

Villages closest to Jiya Damrada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Yamkeshwar 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 Jiya Damrada

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiya Damrada village had a population of 162. That makes it the 85th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Jiya Damrada village has 72 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiya Damrada has about 1250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

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

Jiya Damrada covers 84.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jiya Damrada falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jiya Damrada 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 Jiya Damrada.

Jiya Damrada is about 25 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiya Damrada is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Yamkeshwar is about 2.8 km away. Rishīkesh is about 20 km away. Rishikesh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chai Damrada (under 2 km), Amola (under 2 km) and Munzra (under 2 km).

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

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