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About Josiya Ghuna Village

Josiya Ghuna is a small village in Kosya Kutauli tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 31 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Josiya Ghuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Josiya Ghuna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Kosya Kutauli
Pincode 263135
Area (hectares) 5.04 hectares
Population 63
Male Population 31
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
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 Josiya Ghuna compares

By the 2011 count Josiya Ghuna is the 90th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 5.04 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Josiya Ghuna

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

Josiya Ghuna lies about 6.7 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 21 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 Josiya Ghuna
Tehsil headquarters Kosya Kutauli 3.0 km
District headquarters Nainital 6.7 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 21 km

Villages closest to Josiya Ghuna

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 Josiya Ghuna

As per the Census of India 2011, Josiya Ghuna village had a population of 63. That makes it the 90th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Josiya Ghuna village has 31 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Josiya Ghuna has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1055.

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

Josiya Ghuna covers 5.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Josiya Ghuna falls under Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Josiya Ghuna is Kathgodam, about 21 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 Josiya Ghuna.

Josiya Ghuna is about 6.7 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Josiya Ghuna is in Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district. Kosya Kutauli is about 3.0 km away. Nainital is about 6.7 km away. Naini Tāl is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hartapa (under 2 km), Ghuna (under 2 km) and Bhowali Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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