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About Jhalada Village

Jhalada is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 9 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262572, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhalada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalada village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262572
Area (hectares) 11.87 hectares
Population 18
Male Population 9
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhalada compares

By the 2011 count Jhalada is the 255th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 11.87 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Jhalada

Jhalada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhalada as Available within <5 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 Jhalada from other places

Jhalada lies about 41 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 66 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 Jhalada
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 21 km
Nearest town Almora 29 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 41 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 66 km

Villages closest to Jhalada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalada village had a population of 18. That makes it the 255th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Jhalada village has 9 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalada has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Jhalada is 262572. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhalada covers 11.87 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.

Jhalada falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhalada is Kathgodam, about 66 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhalada.

Jhalada is about 41 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhalada is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 21 km away. Almora is about 29 km away. Pithoragarh is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mantoli (3.1 km), Tunera (3.7 km) and Tharp (4.9 km).

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

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