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About Jogawala Village

Jogawala is a mid sized village in Laksar tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,596, made up of 836 males and 760 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1074.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jogawala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jogawala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Laksar
Pincode 247663
Area (hectares) 1074.02 hectares
Population 1,596
Male Population 836
Female Population 760
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jogawala compares

By the 2011 count Jogawala is the 52nd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 1074.02 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Jogawala

Jogawala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jogawala as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Jogawala from other places

Jogawala lies about 15 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Kansrao Railway Station, about 4.4 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 Jogawala
Nearest railway station Kansrao Railway Station 4.4 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 11 km
District headquarters Hardwar 15 km

Villages closest to Jogawala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jogawala village had a population of 1,596. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Jogawala village has 836 males and 760 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jogawala has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Jogawala is 247663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jogawala covers 1074.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jogawala falls under Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jogawala is Kansrao Railway Station, about 4.4 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 <5 km distance for Jogawala.

Jogawala is about 15 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jogawala is in Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district. Kansrao Railway Station is about 4.4 km away. Rishīkesh is about 11 km away. Hardwar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basera Khadar (6.6 km), Baseri Khadar (6.6 km) and Buddhakhera Meemla (20 km).

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

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