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About Joshi Khola Village

Joshi Khola is a mid sized village in Betalghat tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 550, made up of 290 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Joshi Khola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Joshi Khola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Betalghat
Pincode 262134
Area (hectares) 155.66 hectares
Population 550
Male Population 290
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Joshi Khola compares

By the 2011 count Joshi Khola is the 11th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 155.66 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Joshi Khola

Joshi Khola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Joshi Khola 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 Joshi Khola from other places

Joshi Khola lies about 20 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 29 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 Joshi Khola
Tehsil headquarters Betalghat under 2 km
District headquarters Nainital 20 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 20 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 29 km

Villages closest to Joshi Khola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Betalghat 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 Joshi Khola

As per the Census of India 2011, Joshi Khola village had a population of 550. That makes it the 11th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Joshi Khola village has 290 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Joshi Khola has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Joshi Khola is 262134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Joshi Khola covers 155.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Joshi Khola falls under Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Joshi Khola is Ramnagar, about 29 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 Joshi Khola.

Joshi Khola is about 20 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Joshi Khola is in Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district. Betalghat is about under 2 km away. Nainital is about 20 km away. Naini Tāl 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 Dabarbadi (under 2 km), Haldyani (under 2 km) and Chhapar (under 2 km).

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

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