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About Jajula Village

Jajula is a small village in Kosya Kutauli tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 84 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jajula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jajula village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Kosya Kutauli
Pincode 263135
Area (hectares) 28.76 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 84
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jajula compares

By the 2011 count Jajula is the 66th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 28.76 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Jajula

Jajula is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jajula as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jajula from other places

Jajula lies about 8.1 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 25 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 Jajula
Tehsil headquarters Kosya Kutauli 2.5 km
District headquarters Nainital 8.1 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 25 km

Villages closest to Jajula

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kosya Kutauli 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 Jajula

As per the Census of India 2011, Jajula village had a population of 167. That makes it the 66th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Jajula village has 84 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jajula has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1055.

The pincode recorded for Jajula is 263135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jajula covers 28.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jajula falls under Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jajula is Kathgodam, about 25 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 village for Jajula.

Jajula is about 8.1 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jajula is in Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district. Kosya Kutauli is about 2.5 km away. Nainital is about 8.1 km away. Naini Tāl is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phalyani (1.5 km), Bajeri (1.7 km) and Bargal (1.8 km).

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

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