About Jhalchauna Village

Jhalchauna is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 88, made up of 55 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 600 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhalchauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalchauna village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Berinag
Pincode	262531
Area (hectares)	58.99 hectares
Population	88
Male Population	55
Female Population	33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	600
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhalchauna compares

By the 2011 count Jhalchauna is the 155th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 58.99 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Jhalchauna

Jhalchauna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhalchauna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jhalchauna from other places

Jhalchauna lies about 26 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 67 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 Jhalchauna
Tehsil headquarters	Berinag	11 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	26 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	26 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	67 km

Villages closest to Jhalchauna

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.

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Common questions about Jhalchauna

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalchauna village had a population of 88. That makes it the 155th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Jhalchauna village has 55 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalchauna has about 600 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Jhalchauna is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhalchauna covers 58.99 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.

Jhalchauna falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhalchauna is Kathgodam, about 67 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhalchauna.

Jhalchauna is about 26 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhalchauna is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 11 km away. Pithoragarh is about 26 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.