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About Jaurasi Village

Jaurasi is a mid sized village in Kosya Kutauli tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 272 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaurasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaurasi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Kosya Kutauli
Pincode 263135
Area (hectares) 148.56 hectares
Population 503
Male Population 272
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaurasi compares

By the 2011 count Jaurasi is the 18th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 148.56 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 1055.

Getting to Jaurasi

Jaurasi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jaurasi as Available within village. 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 Jaurasi from other places

Jaurasi lies about 15 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 28 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 Jaurasi
Tehsil headquarters Kosya Kutauli 7.4 km
District headquarters Nainital 15 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 15 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 28 km

Villages closest to Jaurasi

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 Jaurasi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaurasi village had a population of 503. That makes it the 18th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Jaurasi village has 272 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaurasi has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1055.

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

Jaurasi covers 148.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jaurasi is Kathgodam, about 28 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jaurasi.

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

Jaurasi is in Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district. Kosya Kutauli is about 7.4 km away. Nainital is about 15 km away. Naini Tāl 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 Gauna (under 2 km), Chhiyori (under 2 km) and Majhera (under 2 km).

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

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